71.2% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Footscray - Tottenham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in West Footscray - Tottenham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents hold high-level degrees here than in most similar areas, making West Footscray - Tottenham a highly educated hub. About 41% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26%. This trend is part of a wider climb in education levels across the area over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion has risen 12 points since 2011, with 71.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Footscray - Tottenham, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 9 or below is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 40.9% of adults, a figure that is far above the Australian average. This represents a 14 point increase since 2011.
40.9% ▲ +53.5%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 40.9%
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 West Footscray - Tottenham, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 19.1%, followed by society and culture at 13.6% and creative arts at 9.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools with an average size of 291 students, which is lower than most similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,111, which is much higher than most other areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.49
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 85% 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).
872
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
291
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,111
Higher 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 West Footscray - Tottenham
43 schools — 20,488 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 16 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| OakTree College, West Footscray | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 19 | 966 |
| Corpus Christi School, Kingsville | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 181 | 1,105 |
| Dinjerra Primary School, Braybrook | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 217 | 1,010 |
| Footscray West Primary School, West Footscray | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 672 | 1,117 |
| Western English Language School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 502 | 903 |
| Kingsville Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 426 | 1,118 |
| Christ the King Primary School, Braybrook | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 211 | 1,006 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 227 | 1,136 |
| Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,555 | 1,036 |
| Wembley Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 626 | 1,112 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 630 | 1,080 |
| Yarraville West Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 651 | 1,153 |
| Annunciation School, Brooklyn | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 65 | 1,068 |
| Yarraville Special Developmental School, Yarraville | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 100 | 1,006 |
| Sunshine Harvester Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 350 | 965 |
| Rosamond School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 145 | 1,012 |
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 336 | 1,115 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School, Sunshine | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 317 | 1,070 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| Braybrook College, Braybrook | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,373 | 977 |
| Sunshine Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 198 | 1,014 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Spotswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 159 | 1,122 |
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 455 | 1,125 |
| Maribyrnong College, Maribyrnong | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,361 | 1,064 |
| Spotswood Primary School, Spotswood | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 289 | 1,117 |
| Emmanuel College, Altona North | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 2,533 | 1,079 |
| Sunshine Special Developmental School, Sunshine | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 193 | 976 |
| St Peter's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 190 | 999 |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 89 | 1,051 |
| Avondale Primary School, Avondale Heights | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 433 | 1,074 |
| Altona North Primary School, Altona North | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 217 | 994 |
| Sunshine North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 234 | 966 |
| Sunshine Heights Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 360 | 1,029 |
| St Bernadette's School, Sunshine North | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 333 | 1,005 |
| St Leo the Great Primary School, Altona North | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 342 | 1,116 |
| Glengala Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 141 | 921 |
| St Theresa's School, Albion | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Sunshine College, Sunshine West | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,217 | 952 |
| St Margaret's Primary School, Maribyrnong | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 441 | 1,125 |
| Albion Primary School, Albion | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 189 | 1,031 |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| St Paul's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 515 | 1,015 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Footscray - Tottenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213031351/west-footscray-tottenham/topic/education