54.5% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Epping - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Epping - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Epping - East hold university degrees compared to the state average. While the number of people with degrees has risen slightly to 17.4%, the area still trails both Victoria and Australia in higher education and Year 12 completion rates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 54.5%, have completed Year 12. This is well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, though the rate has risen 2.1 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Epping - East, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 17.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.6% of residents.
17.4% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 Epping - East, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.3%, followed by engineering at 13.1% and society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Epping - East has three schools with large average sizes of 971 students. However, there are only 1.22 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most similar areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.22
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 73% 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).
2,913
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
971
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 50% 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 Epping - East
32 schools — 21,984 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 10 · Combined 4
| Meadowglen Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 384 | 966 |
| Epping Secondary College, Epping | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 975 | 956 |
| Al Siraat College, Epping | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,554 | 1,067 |
| Epping Views Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 684 | 1,029 |
| Epping Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 319 | 977 |
| Wirrigirri Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 111 | 1,062 |
| St Monica's College - Davisson Street, Epping | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 2,185 | 1,059 |
| St Peter's School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 348 | 1,061 |
| Mill Park Heights Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 563 | 1,015 |
| Glowrey Catholic Primary School, Wollert | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 559 | 1,071 |
| The Lakes South Morang College, South Morang | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 688 | 1,004 |
| Y Community School, Epping | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 65 | 966 |
| Lalor North Secondary College, Epping | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 355 | 960 |
| Wollert Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 601 | 1,012 |
| St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Catholic Parish Primary School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 595 | 1,060 |
| Wollert Secondary College, Wollert | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 389 | 1,005 |
| Plenty River College, South Morang | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 62 | 1,013 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Mill Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 1,260 | 1,073 |
| Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 976 | 1,023 |
| Findon Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 278 | 1,008 |
| Lalor North Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 330 | 998 |
| Marymede Catholic College, South Morang | Catholic | Combined | 4.0 km | 2,467 | 1,069 |
| Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,110 | 964 |
| Edgars Creek Secondary College, Wollert | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,330 | 999 |
| Lalor Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 228 | 984 |
| Harvest Home Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 885 | 1,043 |
| Merriang School, Lalor | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 129 | 1,006 |
| Peter Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 101 | 968 |
| Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 529 | 1,065 |
| Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 737 | 1,064 |
| Morang South Primary School, South Morang | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 375 | 1,027 |
| Edgars Creek Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 812 | 1,025 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Epping - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041431/epping-east/topic/education