58.5% —
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Avondale Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Avondale Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 3.3 percentage points separates Avondale Heights from the Victorian average for Year 12 completion. While most residents follow national trends in schooling and degrees, the area stands out for having schools with a much higher advantage score than most other similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is about the same as the national figure but well below the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Avondale Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 9 or below is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 25.7%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian average.
25.7% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Avondale Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce (21.7%), followed by engineering and related fields at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools with an average size of 356 students, which is lower than most areas. While there are few schools locally, residents have access to 42 schools within 3km, which is more than most similar places.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.01
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
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).
712
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
356
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 74% 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 Avondale Heights
42 schools — 25,534 students, average ICSEA 1,075.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 14 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 10 · Combined 5
| Avondale Primary School, Avondale Heights | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 433 | 1,074 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Avondale Heights | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 279 | 1,074 |
| Rosamond School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 145 | 1,012 |
| Essendon Keilor College, Keilor East | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 697 | 1,004 |
| St Peter's School, Keilor East | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 561 | 1,085 |
| St Bernard's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,567 | 1,100 |
| Braybrook College, Braybrook | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,373 | 977 |
| St Margaret's Primary School, Maribyrnong | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 441 | 1,125 |
| Rosehill Secondary College, Niddrie | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,109 | 1,027 |
| Sunshine North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 234 | 966 |
| Sunshine Christian School, Sunshine North | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 94 | 934 |
| St Bernadette's School, Sunshine North | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 333 | 1,005 |
| Christ the King Primary School, Braybrook | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 211 | 1,006 |
| Maribyrnong College, Maribyrnong | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,361 | 1,064 |
| Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 374 | 1,108 |
| Sunshine Harvester Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 350 | 965 |
| Keilor Heights Primary School, Keilor East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 254 | 1,049 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 364 | 1,111 |
| Niddrie Autistic School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 153 | 1,038 |
| Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,555 | 1,036 |
| Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 826 | 1,082 |
| St John Bosco's School, Niddrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 413 | 1,108 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 630 | 1,080 |
| Western English Language School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 502 | 903 |
| Dinjerra Primary School, Braybrook | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 217 | 1,010 |
| Furlong Park School For Deaf Children, Sunshine North | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 67 | 1,043 |
| Buckley Park College, Essendon | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 888 | 1,088 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 2,913 | 1,173 |
| Albion North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 184 | 967 |
| Footscray West Primary School, West Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 672 | 1,117 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 299 | 1,052 |
| Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School, Sunshine | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 317 | 1,070 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 227 | 1,136 |
| Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 629 | 1,116 |
| St Therese's School, Essendon | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 529 | 1,116 |
| St Albans Meadows Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 425 | 984 |
| Sunshine Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 198 | 1,014 |
| Albion Primary School, Albion | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 189 | 1,031 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 859 | 1,161 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Avondale Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011533/avondale-heights/topic/education