54.3% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gladstone Park - Westmeadows · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows hold university degrees compared to the state average. While 16.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is far below the Victorian figure. Education levels are improving, however, as more people have finished high school and gained higher qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents (54.3%) have completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure. This is an improvement over time, as the rate rose 8.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gladstone Park - Westmeadows, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.5%, which is well below the Australian average. Trade qualifications are more common here, with 32% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
16.5% ▲ +49.1%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
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 Gladstone Park - Westmeadows, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools in the area, and the typical school size is larger than in most similar areas. While there are 37 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.64
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
37
Higher than 78% 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).
2,866
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
573
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Lower 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 Gladstone Park - Westmeadows
37 schools — 22,243 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 8 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 9 · Secondary 5
| Westmeadows Primary School, Westmeadows | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 463 | 992 |
| Gladstone Park Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 408 | 1,011 |
| Gladstone Park Secondary College, Gladstone Park | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,309 | 994 |
| Gladstone Views Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 312 | 997 |
| School of the Good Shepherd, Gladstone Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 374 | 1,046 |
| Broadmeadows Valley Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 210 | 912 |
| Broadmeadows Special Developmental School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 361 | 970 |
| Hume Central Secondary College, Broadmeadows | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,093 | 900 |
| Jacana School for Autism, Jacana | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 228 | 1,005 |
| Tullamarine Primary School, Tullamarine | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 206 | 997 |
| Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,373 | 1,000 |
| St Dominic's School, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 226 | 958 |
| My College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 325 | 1,005 |
| St Carlo Borromeo School, Greenvale | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 571 | 1,062 |
| Glenroy West Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 333 | 1,031 |
| Glenroy Specialist School, Glenroy | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 167 | 987 |
| Hume Valley School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 380 | 934 |
| Broadmeadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 252 | 948 |
| Greenvale Secondary College, Greenvale | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 540 | 997 |
| Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 263 | 922 |
| Bethal Primary School, Meadow Heights | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 259 | 941 |
| Glenroy Private, Glenroy | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 632 | 992 |
| Ilim College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 2,868 | 1,024 |
| Corpus Christi School, Glenroy | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 174 | 1,055 |
| Sirius College, Broadmeadows | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 3,284 | 1,088 |
| Glenroy Central Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 263 | 986 |
| Holy Child School, Dallas | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 200 | 911 |
| Coolaroo South Primary School, Coolaroo | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 250 | 930 |
| Glenroy College, Glenroy | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 454 | 931 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| Meadow Heights Primary School, Meadow Heights | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 400 | 919 |
| St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College, Coolaroo | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,078 | 997 |
| Greenvale Primary School, Greenvale | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 593 | 1,034 |
| Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, Dallas | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 410 | 893 |
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 632 | 1,116 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| St Christopher's School, Airport West | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 727 | 1,083 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051245/gladstone-park-westmeadows/topic/education