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Lalor - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Lalor - East

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Only 17.7% of adults in Lalor - East hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the Victorian average. This area sees much lower levels of formal schooling and higher education compared to both the state and the rest of the country.

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📍 Lalor - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Lalor - East sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.7% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Lalor - East — lower than 60% of areas.

Lalor - East17.7%
3075, VIC 18.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 52.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. About 22.4% of the population had Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.

Highest year of school

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In Lalor - East, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 9 or below is next at 24%.

Year 12 52.7% Year 9 or below 22.4% Year 10 10.3% Year 11 7.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of people with a university degree is well below the Australian average. Instead, the most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25.1% of adults.

Highest qualification level

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Lalor - East splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 25.1% Bachelor degree 23.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.7% Postgraduate degree 10.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6% Certificate I / II 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications in the area most commonly studied management and commerce, while engineering and society and culture were also frequent fields of study.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Lalor - East has four schools with a total of 1,981 enrolments, which is larger than about 62% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.

Schools within 3 km

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37

Higher than 78% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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985

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Lalor - East

37 schools — 18,383 students, average ICSEA 1,026.

By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 9 · Independent 3

By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 11 · Combined 3
Lalor Secondary College, Lalor Government Secondary 0.4 km 1,110 964
Lalor North Primary School, Lalor Government Primary 0.5 km 330 998
Lalor Primary School, Lalor Government Primary 0.5 km 228 984
Lalor North Secondary College, Epping Government Secondary 0.9 km 355 960
Lalor East Primary School, Thomastown Government Primary 1.0 km 213 966
St Luke's School, Lalor Catholic Primary 1.1 km 313 1,049
Merriang School, Lalor Government Combined 1.3 km 129 1,006
St John XXIII Primary School, Thomastown Catholic Primary 1.4 km 228 1,035
Peter Lalor Secondary College, Lalor Government Secondary 1.4 km 101 968
Thomastown East Primary School, Thomastown Government Primary 1.4 km 331 1,062
Findon Primary School, Mill Park Government Primary 1.8 km 278 1,008
St Monica's College - Davisson Street, Epping Catholic Secondary 1.9 km 2,185 1,059
St Peter's School, Epping Catholic Primary 2.0 km 348 1,061
Mill Park Heights Primary School, Mill Park Government Primary 2.2 km 563 1,015
Thomastown Primary School, Thomastown Government Primary 2.3 km 176 967
St Catherine's School, Lalor Catholic Primary 2.4 km 289 1,036
Y Community School, Epping Independent Secondary 2.4 km 65 966
St Francis of Assisi School, Mill Park Catholic Primary 2.6 km 1,260 1,073
Lalor Gardens Primary School, Lalor Government Primary 2.6 km 408 981
Epping Primary School, Epping Government Primary 2.6 km 319 977
Epping Secondary College, Epping Government Secondary 2.7 km 975 956
Thomastown Secondary College, Thomastown Government Secondary 2.7 km 461 926
Thomastown West Primary School, Thomastown Government Primary 2.8 km 204 970
Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park Government Secondary 2.9 km 976 1,023
St Clare's School, Thomastown Catholic Primary 3.0 km 319 1,043
Norris Bank Primary School, Bundoora Government Primary 3.1 km 110 992
Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park Government Primary 3.2 km 529 1,065
Meadowglen Primary School, Epping Government Primary 3.5 km 384 966
Northern School For Autism, Reservoir Government Combined 3.6 km 525 1,030
Thomastown Meadows Primary School, Thomastown Government Primary 3.7 km 252 954
Northside Christian College, Bundoora Independent Combined 3.7 km 643 1,102
William Ruthven Secondary College, Reservoir Government Secondary 3.9 km 478 977
Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education - Prace College campus, Reservoir Independent Secondary 3.9 km 75 946
William Ruthven Primary School, Reservoir Government Primary 4.0 km 140 1,002
Parade College, Bundoora Catholic Secondary 4.1 km 1,968 1,077
Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park Government Primary 4.1 km 737 1,064
St Damian's School, Bundoora Catholic Primary 4.1 km 378 1,080

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lalor - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041529/lalor-east/topic/education