71.8% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Epping (Vic.) - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Epping (Vic.) - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 71.8% of residents in Epping (Vic.) - West have completed Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This high level of school completion is matched by a growing number of adults with university degrees. It is an area where education levels are generally higher than in most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The 71.8% of people who finished Year 12 is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This result has improved since 2016, when the figure was 68.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Epping (Vic.) - West, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 9 or below is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 28.1% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas. This is slightly below the state figure of 29.2%, but the proportion has risen by 3.1 percentage points since 2016.
28.1% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
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 (Vic.) - West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.0% and society and culture at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three primary schools with a total of 2,164 enrolments. While the average school size is much higher than most areas, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar places.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.93
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 63% 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).
2,164
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
721
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher than 62% 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 (Vic.) - West
26 schools — 14,685 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Catholic Parish Primary School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 595 | 1,060 |
| Epping Views Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 684 | 1,029 |
| Harvest Home Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 885 | 1,043 |
| Edgars Creek Secondary College, Wollert | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,330 | 999 |
| Y Community School, Epping | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 65 | 966 |
| Epping Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 319 | 977 |
| Epping Secondary College, Epping | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 975 | 956 |
| Edgars Creek Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 812 | 1,025 |
| Al Siraat College, Epping | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,554 | 1,067 |
| Wollert Secondary College, Wollert | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 389 | 1,005 |
| St Peter's School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 348 | 1,061 |
| Glowrey Catholic Primary School, Wollert | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 559 | 1,071 |
| Wollert Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 601 | 1,012 |
| St Monica's College - Davisson Street, Epping | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 2,185 | 1,059 |
| Wirrigirri Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 111 | 1,062 |
| Lalor Gardens Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 408 | 981 |
| St Catherine's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 289 | 1,036 |
| Carlo Acutis Catholic Primary School, Wollert | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 111 | 1,098 |
| Lalor North Secondary College, Epping | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 355 | 960 |
| Lalor North Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 330 | 998 |
| Barrawang Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 375 | 1,053 |
| Merriang School, Lalor | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 129 | 1,006 |
| Meadowglen Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 384 | 966 |
| Peter Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 101 | 968 |
| Lalor Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 228 | 984 |
| Mill Park Heights Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 563 | 1,015 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Epping (Vic.) - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041433/epping-west/topic/education