66.3% —
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Craigieburn - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Craigieburn - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study in Craigieburn - West. This area has a well-educated population, with 66.3% of residents finishing Year 12, a figure well above both the Victorian and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here at 66.3%, which is 7.4 percentage points higher than the national figure. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Craigieburn - West, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national average.
27.1% —
Higher than 63% 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 Craigieburn - West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Certificate III / IV (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools with an average size of 608 students, which is higher than most areas. However, there are only 0.87 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.87
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 55% 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).
1,824
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
608
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Lower than 58% 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 Craigieburn - West
17 schools — 16,628 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Aitken Creek Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 972 | 992 |
| Oscar Romero Catholic Primary School, Craigieburn | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 660 | 1,010 |
| Wayi School, Craigieburn | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 192 | 994 |
| Mount Ridley P-12 College, Craigieburn | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 2,788 | 969 |
| Newbury Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 1,136 | 1,032 |
| Willmott Park Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 626 | 984 |
| Aitken Hill Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 892 | 1,004 |
| Elevation Secondary College, Craigieburn | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,177 | 962 |
| Craigieburn Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 458 | 979 |
| Mother Teresa School, Craigieburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 342 | 1,026 |
| Our Lady's School, Craigieburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 703 | 984 |
| Hume Anglican Grammar, Mickleham | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 2,948 | 1,095 |
| Mickleham Primary School, Mickleham | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 255 | 987 |
| Kolbe Catholic College, Greenvale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,293 | 980 |
| Craigieburn Secondary College, Craigieburn | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,008 | 918 |
| Craigieburn South Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 545 | 960 |
| Roxburgh Rise Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 633 | 949 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Craigieburn - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051543/craigieburn-west/topic/education