69.4% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pascoe Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Pascoe Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has climbed steadily in Pascoe Vale, where a high proportion of adults now hold university degrees. This shift is clear in the numbers, with 36% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the Australian average, with 69.4% of residents finishing school. This is well above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pascoe Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 9 or below is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, as the 36% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well above both the state and national figures. The most common high-level qualification is a bachelor degree, held by 35% of residents.
36.0% —
Higher than 77% 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 Pascoe Vale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most degrees and diplomas in the area are in management and commerce (20.3%), followed by society and culture (13.2%) and engineering (12.4%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pascoe Vale has five schools serving 2,331 students, a number larger than about 69% of similar areas. These schools have an advantage score of 1,040, which is higher than most areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.65
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
47
Higher than 87% 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).
2,331
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
466
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 61% 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 Pascoe Vale
47 schools — 23,009 students, average ICSEA 1,065.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 16 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 719 | 987 |
| Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 422 | 1,051 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 509 | 1,128 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 927 | 982 |
| St Thomas More's School, Hadfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 366 | 1,074 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 431 | 1,124 |
| Glenroy College, Glenroy | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 454 | 931 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 308 | 1,108 |
| Glenroy Central Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 263 | 986 |
| Mercy College, Coburg | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 403 | 1,029 |
| St Mark's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 170 | 1,076 |
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 632 | 1,116 |
| Coburg West Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 370 | 1,147 |
| Belle Vue Park Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 159 | 949 |
| Corpus Christi School, Glenroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 174 | 1,055 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 200 | 1,097 |
| Glenroy Private, Glenroy | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 632 | 992 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 346 | 1,113 |
| Glenroy West Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 333 | 1,031 |
| Glenroy Specialist School, Glenroy | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 167 | 987 |
| Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 238 | 1,020 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 72 | 989 |
| Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 629 | 1,116 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| Coburg High School, Coburg | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,265 | 1,099 |
| Darul Ulum College of Victoria, Fawkner | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,766 | 1,005 |
| St Therese's School, Essendon | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 529 | 1,116 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 67 | 1,028 |
| John Fawkner Secondary College, Fawkner | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 234 | 958 |
| St Matthew's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 204 | 1,009 |
| St Bernard's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 152 | 1,121 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Moomba Park Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 205 | 1,018 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 263 | 922 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 350 | 1,112 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pascoe Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210031538/pascoe-vale/topic/education