59.4% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bayswater · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bayswater
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning have become much more common in Bayswater, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor's degree jumping 11 percentage points since 2011. Today, about 26.6% of adults have a university degree, and 59.4% of residents have finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has improved significantly, with the rate of Year 12 graduates rising 12 points since 2011. At 59.4%, this is about the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bayswater, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, with 26.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is a big jump from 2011, when that figure was only 15.7%.
26.6% ▲ +69.1%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bayswater splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce (19.2%) and engineering (15.1%), followed by society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bayswater has five schools, which is more than about 71% of similar areas, though the typical school is much smaller than most. Most of these are government primary schools.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.41
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 86% 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).
1,058
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
212
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher 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 Bayswater
46 schools — 18,860 students, average ICSEA 1,068.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 9 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 85 | 1,003 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 155 | 1,024 |
| Bayswater Secondary College, Bayswater | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 256 | 972 |
| Bayswater South Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 339 | 1,099 |
| Bayswater West Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 223 | 1,003 |
| Knox Central Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 75 | 1,018 |
| Heathmont East Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 570 | 1,127 |
| Dillbadin Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 35 | 977 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Boronia | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 129 | 1,086 |
| Urban College, Boronia | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 100 | 975 |
| Regency Park Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 537 | 1,068 |
| Fairhills Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| St Luke's School, Wantirna | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 165 | 1,098 |
| Boronia K-12 College, Boronia | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 494 | 982 |
| Heathmont College, Heathmont | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 667 | 1,014 |
| Marlborough Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 124 | 1,037 |
| Fairhills High School, Knoxfield | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 404 | 994 |
| Boronia Heights Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 507 | 1,051 |
| Wantirna College, Wantirna | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,458 | 1,031 |
| Templeton Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 720 | 1,136 |
| Tinternvale Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 328 | 1,062 |
| Great Ryrie Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 566 | 1,072 |
| Eastwood Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 555 | 1,092 |
| Tintern Grammar, Ringwood East | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 985 | 1,154 |
| St Andrews Christian College, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 719 | 1,166 |
| Wattle View Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 247 | 1,006 |
| Bayswater North Primary School, Bayswater North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 211 | 1,015 |
| Aquinas College, Ringwood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,659 | 1,085 |
| Wantirna South Primary School, Wantirna South | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 233 | 1,074 |
| Croydon Special Developmental School, Croydon South | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 106 | 976 |
| Holy Trinity School, Wantirna South | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 210 | 1,083 |
| The Basin Primary School, The Basin | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 583 | 1,042 |
| St Mary's College for the Deaf - Wantirna South Campus, Wantirna South | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 75 | 1,028 |
| Ringwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,516 | 1,052 |
| Kent Park Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 197 | 1,012 |
| Wantirna Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 53 | 1,031 |
| Knox Park Primary School, Knoxfield | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 312 | 1,061 |
| Eastern Ranges School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 200 | 1,031 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, The Basin | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 255 | 1,069 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Ringwood | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 248 | 981 |
| The Knox School, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 764 | 1,159 |
| Mountain Gate Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 432 | 1,072 |
| Ferntree Gully North Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 289 | 1,055 |
| Dorset Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 525 | 1,034 |
| St James' School, Vermont | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 351 | 1,139 |
| Ghilgai School, Kilsyth | Independent | Primary | 5.3 km | 94 | 1,061 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bayswater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011251/bayswater/topic/education