50.2% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Meadow Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Meadow Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just over half of residents in Meadow Heights have finished Year 12, which is far below the state average. While school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011, the area continues to have lower qualification levels than most other similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 50.2% of people finished Year 12, a figure well below the national average. This is an improvement on 2011, when the rate was 42.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Meadow Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 9 or below is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.7% of the population, which is far below the Victorian figure of 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 23.1% of residents.
13.7% ▲ +84.2%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Meadow Heights splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 14.5% and management and commerce at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Meadow Heights has two primary schools, both of which are government-run. The average school advantage score is 928, which is much lower than most similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.63
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 70% 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).
659
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
330
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
928
Lower than 87% 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 Meadow Heights
30 schools — 21,576 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 8 · Secondary 5
| Meadow Heights Primary School, Meadow Heights | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 400 | 919 |
| Bethal Primary School, Meadow Heights | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 259 | 941 |
| St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College, Coolaroo | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,078 | 997 |
| Coolaroo South Primary School, Coolaroo | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 250 | 930 |
| Holy Child School, Dallas | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 200 | 911 |
| Roxburgh Park Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 345 | 956 |
| Roxburgh Homestead Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 334 | 963 |
| Ilim College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 2,868 | 1,024 |
| Roxburgh College, Roxburgh Park | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,041 | 912 |
| Greenvale Secondary College, Greenvale | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 540 | 997 |
| Hume Valley School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 380 | 934 |
| St Carlo Borromeo School, Greenvale | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 571 | 1,062 |
| My College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 325 | 1,005 |
| Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, Dallas | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 410 | 893 |
| Greenvale Primary School, Greenvale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 593 | 1,034 |
| Hume Central Secondary College, Broadmeadows | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,093 | 900 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 614 | 911 |
| Broadmeadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 252 | 948 |
| Broadmeadows Valley Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 210 | 912 |
| Westmeadows Primary School, Westmeadows | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 463 | 992 |
| Broadmeadows Special Developmental School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 361 | 970 |
| Aitken College, Greenvale | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,453 | 1,102 |
| St Dominic's School, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 226 | 958 |
| Roxburgh Rise Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 633 | 949 |
| Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School, Greenvale | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 236 | 1,065 |
| Sirius College, Broadmeadows | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 3,284 | 1,088 |
| Kolbe Catholic College, Greenvale | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,293 | 980 |
| Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 263 | 922 |
| Jacana School for Autism, Jacana | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 228 | 1,005 |
| Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,373 | 1,000 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Meadow Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051247/meadow-heights/topic/education