67.7% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coburg North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Coburg North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than one in three adults in Coburg North hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where school completion and university degrees have both climbed significantly over the last decade. These trends paint a picture of a community with a strong focus on formal learning.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has risen 16 points since 2011, with 67.7% of residents now finishing Year 12. This is well above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coburg North, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 9 or below is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree rose 15 points to 37% since 2011. This is much higher than most areas and sits far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
37.0% ▲ +69.2%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 37.0%
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 Coburg North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 15.9%, followed closely by society and culture at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school in the area, which is a Catholic secondary school. While this is a low number of schools for the population, there are 50 schools within 3 km, which is more than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.67
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Higher than 88% 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).
403
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
403
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 56% 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 Coburg North
50 schools — 23,537 students, average ICSEA 1,071.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 17 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 37 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| Mercy College, Coburg | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 403 | 1,029 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| St Mark's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 170 | 1,076 |
| Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 238 | 1,020 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 200 | 1,097 |
| Newlands Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 437 | 1,146 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 346 | 1,113 |
| Coburg High School, Coburg | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,265 | 1,099 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 509 | 1,128 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 67 | 1,028 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 72 | 989 |
| Reservoir West Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 600 | 1,068 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| St Bernard's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 152 | 1,121 |
| St Raphael's School, Preston West | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 287 | 1,096 |
| Darul Ulum College of Victoria, Fawkner | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,766 | 1,005 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 927 | 982 |
| John Fawkner Secondary College, Fawkner | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 234 | 958 |
| Preston West Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 670 | 1,135 |
| Coburg West Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 370 | 1,147 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| St Thomas More's School, Hadfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 366 | 1,074 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 719 | 987 |
| Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 422 | 1,051 |
| Bell Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 440 | 1,165 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| St Matthew's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 204 | 1,009 |
| Moomba Park Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 205 | 1,018 |
| St Gabriel's School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 149 | 1,060 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 308 | 1,108 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Belle Vue Park Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 159 | 949 |
| St Joseph the Worker School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 245 | 1,049 |
| St John's College Preston, Preston | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 345 | 1,066 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| Preston High School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,275 | 1,104 |
| Sacred Heart School, Preston | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 117 | 1,090 |
| Preston Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 646 | 1,113 |
| Reservoir Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| Thornbury Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 308 | 1,093 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 431 | 1,124 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| Preston South Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 397 | 1,127 |
| Glenroy College, Glenroy | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 454 | 931 |
| Glenroy Central Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 263 | 986 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| St Mary's School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 113 | 1,089 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coburg North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210031236/coburg-north/topic/education