58.5% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bundoora - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bundoora - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of university degrees and certificates define the learning landscape in Bundoora - West. Over the last decade, the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher jumped by 10 points to 26.0%. This shift towards higher education is mirrored in schooling, where Year 12 completion rose by 9.8 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion reached 58.5% in 2021, which is about the same as the national figure. This is well below the Victorian rate of 61.8%, though it marks a significant increase from 48.6% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bundoora - West, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 9 or below is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and roughly equal to the Australian average. Certificates III or IV are also common, held by 22.2% of residents.
26.0% ▲ +66.0%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Bundoora - West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 32%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study for those with qualifications at 18.5%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children and an average school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. There are three local schools split evenly between government, Catholic, and independent sectors.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.63
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
1,131
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
377
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,084
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bundoora - West
36 schools — 17,052 students, average ICSEA 1,041.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 8 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 9 · Combined 4
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| Norris Bank Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 110 | 992 |
| St Damian's School, Bundoora | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 378 | 1,080 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| St John XXIII Primary School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 228 | 1,035 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| Northern School For Autism, Reservoir | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 525 | 1,030 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Lalor East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 213 | 966 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 529 | 1,065 |
| Thomastown East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 331 | 1,062 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Kingsbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 167 | 1,079 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| Kingsbury Primary School, Kingsbury | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 137 | 1,027 |
| Reservoir Views Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 288 | 1,034 |
| Findon Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 278 | 1,008 |
| Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,110 | 964 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Reservoir | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 53 | 1,032 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Mill Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,260 | 1,073 |
| Lalor Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 228 | 984 |
| Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 976 | 1,023 |
| Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 737 | 1,064 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| St Luke's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 313 | 1,049 |
| Thomastown Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 176 | 967 |
| Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education - Prace College campus, Reservoir | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 75 | 946 |
| Reservoir High School, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 629 | 989 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Reservoir East Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 276 | 935 |
| William Ruthven Secondary College, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 478 | 977 |
| William Ruthven Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 140 | 1,002 |
| Reservoir Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 312 | 1,070 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bundoora - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041217/bundoora-west/topic/education