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Higher than 84% 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).
Essendon Airport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Essendon Airport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-two schools are located within 3km of Essendon Airport, a figure that is larger than about 84% of similar areas. This high concentration of educational facilities is the standout feature of the local landscape.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 100%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Essendon Airport, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Advanced diploma / diploma at 67%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Essendon Airport, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 67%, ahead of Engineering & related (44%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
With 42 schools within 3km, this area has more educational institutions than the vast majority of similar places.
Schools serving Essendon Airport
42 schools — 26,112 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 14 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 10 · Combined 4
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 632 | 1,116 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 629 | 1,116 |
| St Christopher's School, Airport West | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 727 | 1,083 |
| Glenroy West Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 333 | 1,031 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 299 | 1,052 |
| St John Bosco's School, Niddrie | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 413 | 1,108 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| Buckley Park College, Essendon | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 888 | 1,088 |
| Niddrie Autistic School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 153 | 1,038 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 431 | 1,124 |
| Glenroy Central Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 263 | 986 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 719 | 987 |
| Corpus Christi School, Glenroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 174 | 1,055 |
| Rosehill Secondary College, Niddrie | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,109 | 1,027 |
| Glenroy College, Glenroy | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 454 | 931 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 2,913 | 1,173 |
| St Therese's School, Essendon | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 529 | 1,116 |
| Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 422 | 1,051 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| Glenroy Specialist School, Glenroy | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 167 | 987 |
| Tullamarine Primary School, Tullamarine | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 206 | 997 |
| St Bernard's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,567 | 1,100 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| Keilor Heights Primary School, Keilor East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 254 | 1,049 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 364 | 1,111 |
| Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 826 | 1,082 |
| Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 374 | 1,108 |
| School of the Good Shepherd, Gladstone Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 374 | 1,046 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 308 | 1,108 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| Essendon Keilor College, Keilor East | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 697 | 1,004 |
| Gladstone Views Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 312 | 997 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 927 | 982 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| Gladstone Park Secondary College, Gladstone Park | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,309 | 994 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| Gladstone Park Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 408 | 1,011 |
| St Peter's School, Keilor East | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 561 | 1,085 |
Sources
- 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 Essendon Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011227/essendon-airport/topic/education