67.5% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gowanbrae · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Gowanbrae
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than two-thirds of residents in Gowanbrae have finished Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This high rate of schooling is paired with a strong trend toward higher education, with a growing number of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose to 67.5% since 2016, which is well above the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gowanbrae, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This proportion rose by 3.3 percentage points over the last five years.
26.5% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.5%
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 Gowanbrae, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 29 schools within 3 km of the area, which is more than about 68% of similar places.
29
Higher than 68% 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).
Schools serving Gowanbrae
29 schools — 18,286 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 8 · Secondary 4
| Glenroy West Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 333 | 1,031 |
| School of the Good Shepherd, Gladstone Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 374 | 1,046 |
| Gladstone Views Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 312 | 997 |
| Gladstone Park Secondary College, Gladstone Park | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,309 | 994 |
| Tullamarine Primary School, Tullamarine | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 206 | 997 |
| Gladstone Park Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 408 | 1,011 |
| Glenroy Specialist School, Glenroy | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 167 | 987 |
| Jacana School for Autism, Jacana | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 228 | 1,005 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| Corpus Christi School, Glenroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 174 | 1,055 |
| Glenroy Central Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 263 | 986 |
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 632 | 1,116 |
| Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,373 | 1,000 |
| Glenroy College, Glenroy | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 454 | 931 |
| Broadmeadows Special Developmental School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 361 | 970 |
| Broadmeadows Valley Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 210 | 912 |
| Glenroy Private, Glenroy | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 632 | 992 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| Hume Central Secondary College, Broadmeadows | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,093 | 900 |
| Westmeadows Primary School, Westmeadows | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 463 | 992 |
| St Christopher's School, Airport West | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 727 | 1,083 |
| St Dominic's School, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 226 | 958 |
| Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 263 | 922 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 299 | 1,052 |
| Broadmeadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 252 | 948 |
| My College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 325 | 1,005 |
| Sirius College, Broadmeadows | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 3,284 | 1,088 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 2,913 | 1,173 |
| Hume Valley School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 380 | 934 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gowanbrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210031439/gowanbrae/topic/education