71.2% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Strathmore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Strathmore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees define Strathmore compared to most similar areas. The community is highly educated, with 71.2% of residents completing Year 12, a figure that has risen 11 points since 2011. This strong educational foundation is reflected in both adult qualifications and local school performance.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 71.2%, which is well above the Victorian rate of 61.8%. Very few residents left school early, with only 6.2% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Strathmore, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 34.7%, which is well above both the state and national figures. This represents a rise of 8.4 points since 2011, with 36.3% of residents holding a bachelor degree.
34.7% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 34.7%
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 Strathmore, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 23.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%. Other typical areas of study include education, society and culture, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score and average size of 831 students, both of which are much higher than most areas. There are four schools in the area, with three-quarters being government-run primary schools.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.12
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
56
Higher than 90% 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).
3,325
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
831
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,098
Higher than 82% 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 Strathmore
56 schools — 32,312 students, average ICSEA 1,084.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 18 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 39 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 632 | 1,116 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 629 | 1,116 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 431 | 1,124 |
| Glenroy West Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 333 | 1,031 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 719 | 987 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 422 | 1,051 |
| Buckley Park College, Essendon | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 888 | 1,088 |
| St Therese's School, Essendon | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 529 | 1,116 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| Glenroy Central Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 263 | 986 |
| St John Bosco's School, Niddrie | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 413 | 1,108 |
| St Christopher's School, Airport West | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 727 | 1,083 |
| Glenroy College, Glenroy | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 454 | 931 |
| Corpus Christi School, Glenroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 174 | 1,055 |
| Niddrie Autistic School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 153 | 1,038 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 299 | 1,052 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 308 | 1,108 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| Glenroy Specialist School, Glenroy | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 167 | 987 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 927 | 982 |
| Rosehill Secondary College, Niddrie | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,109 | 1,027 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| St Bernard's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,567 | 1,100 |
| Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 826 | 1,082 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 364 | 1,111 |
| Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 374 | 1,108 |
| Glenroy Private, Glenroy | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 632 | 992 |
| St Thomas More's School, Hadfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 366 | 1,074 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 2,913 | 1,173 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 509 | 1,128 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Coburg West Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 370 | 1,147 |
| Tullamarine Primary School, Tullamarine | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 206 | 997 |
| School of the Good Shepherd, Gladstone Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 374 | 1,046 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| Jacana School for Autism, Jacana | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 228 | 1,005 |
| Gladstone Views Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 312 | 997 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| Gladstone Park Secondary College, Gladstone Park | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,309 | 994 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Gladstone Park Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 408 | 1,011 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 200 | 1,097 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 346 | 1,113 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 5.3 km | 72 | 989 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 430 | 1,168 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Strathmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011231/strathmore/topic/education