57.3% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bayswater North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bayswater North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Bayswater North, where 31.1% of adults hold these credentials. The area has seen a steady climb in education levels, with the share of people finishing Year 12 rising by 11 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is an improvement on the 2011 figure, which was 46.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bayswater North, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult's highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, while 21.8% hold a bachelor degree or higher. This university qualification rate is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
21.8% ▲ +62.7%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 Bayswater North, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school in the area, a government primary school with 211 enrolments, making it among the smallest at this level. However, residents have access to 41 schools within a 3 km radius.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.47
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 82% 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).
211
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
211
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher than 50% 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 North
41 schools — 15,996 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 8 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Bayswater North Primary School, Bayswater North | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 211 | 1,015 |
| Croydon Special Developmental School, Croydon South | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 106 | 976 |
| Boronia Heights Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 507 | 1,051 |
| Dorset Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 525 | 1,034 |
| Tinternvale Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 328 | 1,062 |
| Bayswater Secondary College, Bayswater | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 256 | 972 |
| Ghilgai School, Kilsyth | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 94 | 1,061 |
| Heathmont East Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 570 | 1,127 |
| The Basin Primary School, The Basin | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 583 | 1,042 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 85 | 1,003 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 155 | 1,024 |
| Tintern Grammar, Ringwood East | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 985 | 1,154 |
| Boronia K-12 College, Boronia | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 494 | 982 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, The Basin | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 255 | 1,069 |
| Dillbadin Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 35 | 977 |
| Eastwood Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 555 | 1,092 |
| Ruskin Park Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 488 | 1,034 |
| Gladesville Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 76 | 968 |
| Urban College, Boronia | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 100 | 975 |
| Bayswater South Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 339 | 1,099 |
| Sacred Heart School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 454 | 1,065 |
| Kilsyth Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 114 | 948 |
| St Richard's Primary School, Kilsyth | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 166 | 1,058 |
| Bayswater West Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 223 | 1,003 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Boronia | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 129 | 1,086 |
| Croydon Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 225 | 955 |
| Billanook Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 438 | 1,048 |
| Ainslie Parklands Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 93 | 1,044 |
| Melba Secondary College, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 663 | 1,003 |
| Great Ryrie Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 566 | 1,072 |
| Ringwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,516 | 1,052 |
| Knox Central Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 75 | 1,018 |
| Aquinas College, Ringwood | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,659 | 1,085 |
| Pembroke Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 91 | 923 |
| Marlborough Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 124 | 1,037 |
| Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 530 | 972 |
| Heathmont College, Heathmont | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 667 | 1,014 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Ringwood | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 248 | 981 |
| Montrose Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 566 | 1,050 |
| Regency Park Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 537 | 1,068 |
| St Luke's School, Wantirna | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 165 | 1,098 |
Sources
More for Bayswater North
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bayswater North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031263/bayswater-north/topic/education