50.4% ▲ +44.1%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Broadmeadows · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Broadmeadows
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Broadmeadows sits around the middle of similar areas for its level of higher education, though it trails behind state and national figures. While 18.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, the area has seen a strong climb in both school and university completions over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 50.4%, have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when only 35% had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Broadmeadows, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 9 or below is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has risen 11 points since 2011 to reach 18.9%. This remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%, with the most common qualifications being bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV.
18.9% ▲ +145.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Broadmeadows splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (26%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 15.3%, followed by society and culture at 11.9% and engineering at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Broadmeadows has a high number of schools, with 10 institutions serving 7,615 students. There are 3.58 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas, and 60% of these are government schools.
10
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.58
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 85% 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).
7,615
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
762
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,014
Lower than 51% 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 Broadmeadows
43 schools — 23,811 students, average ICSEA 1,005.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 9 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 27 · Combined 10 · Secondary 6
| Broadmeadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 252 | 948 |
| Sirius College, Broadmeadows | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 3,284 | 1,088 |
| My College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 325 | 1,005 |
| Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 263 | 922 |
| St Dominic's School, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 226 | 958 |
| Hume Valley School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 380 | 934 |
| Ilim College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 2,868 | 1,024 |
| Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,373 | 1,000 |
| Hume Central Secondary College, Broadmeadows | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,093 | 900 |
| Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, Dallas | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 410 | 893 |
| Broadmeadows Special Developmental School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 361 | 970 |
| Holy Child School, Dallas | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 200 | 911 |
| Broadmeadows Valley Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 210 | 912 |
| Jacana School for Autism, Jacana | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 228 | 1,005 |
| Glenroy Private, Glenroy | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 632 | 992 |
| Coolaroo South Primary School, Coolaroo | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 250 | 930 |
| Glenroy Specialist School, Glenroy | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 167 | 987 |
| Bethal Primary School, Meadow Heights | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 259 | 941 |
| Belle Vue Park Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 159 | 949 |
| St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College, Coolaroo | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,078 | 997 |
| Corpus Christi School, Glenroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 174 | 1,055 |
| Glenroy College, Glenroy | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 454 | 931 |
| Glenroy Central Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 263 | 986 |
| Campbellfield Heights Primary School, Campbellfield | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 148 | 943 |
| Gladstone Views Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 312 | 997 |
| Westmeadows Primary School, Westmeadows | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 463 | 992 |
| St Thomas More's School, Hadfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 366 | 1,074 |
| Meadow Heights Primary School, Meadow Heights | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 400 | 919 |
| Moomba Park Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 205 | 1,018 |
| Glenroy West Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 333 | 1,031 |
| Gladstone Park Secondary College, Gladstone Park | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,309 | 994 |
| St Matthew's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 204 | 1,009 |
| School of the Good Shepherd, Gladstone Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 374 | 1,046 |
| Gladstone Park Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 408 | 1,011 |
| Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 422 | 1,051 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 719 | 987 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| John Fawkner Secondary College, Fawkner | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 234 | 958 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| Darul Ulum College of Victoria, Fawkner | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,766 | 1,005 |
| St Mark's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 170 | 1,076 |
| Tullamarine Primary School, Tullamarine | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 206 | 997 |
| Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 238 | 1,020 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Broadmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051242/broadmeadows/topic/education