69.3% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Banyule · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Banyule
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 38% of adults in Banyule hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This high level of qualification is mirrored in school results, where 69.3% of residents have completed Year 12. Together, these numbers show a community with very strong educational attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion has climbed significantly in Banyule, rising 11 points since 2011 to reach 69.3%. This is well above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and far above the own national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Banyule, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree or higher is much higher than in most other areas. This figure rose 11 points since 2011 to 37.8%, which is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
37.8% ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 37.8%
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 Banyule, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in management and commerce at 20%, followed by society and culture at 13.1% and engineering at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Banyule has a high number of schools, with 43 campuses serving 24,481 students. The average school advantage score is much higher than most areas, and schools are typically larger than those in similar regions.
43
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.92
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24,481
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
583
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,106
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Banyule
43 schools — 24,481 students, average ICSEA 1,106.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 11 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | — | 2,500 | 1,169 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | — | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| St Helena Secondary College, Eltham North | Government | Secondary | — | 1,414 | 1,065 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,175 | 1,111 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | — | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | — | 850 | 1,181 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | — | 656 | 1,138 |
| Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | — | 620 | 1,112 |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | — | 618 | 1,161 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | — | 591 | 1,020 |
| Ivanhoe Primary School, Ivanhoe | Government | Primary | — | 557 | 1,157 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | — | 557 | 1,133 |
| Glen Katherine Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | — | 554 | 1,088 |
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | — | 545 | 1,073 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | — | 541 | 1,080 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | — | 540 | 1,030 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | — | 524 | 1,109 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | — | 522 | 1,104 |
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | — | 499 | 1,103 |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | — | 498 | 1,141 |
| Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East | Government | Primary | — | 480 | 1,155 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | — | 463 | 1,127 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | — | 424 | 1,007 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | — | 415 | 1,117 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Eltham North | Catholic | Primary | — | 393 | 1,137 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | — | 382 | 1,122 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | — | 345 | 1,129 |
| Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | — | 343 | 1,098 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | — | 306 | 1,063 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | — | 203 | 1,090 |
| St Bernadette's School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | — | 191 | 1,149 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | — | 159 | 1,058 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | — | 144 | 1,055 |
| North-Eastern Montessori School, St Helena | Independent | Primary | — | 106 | 1,143 |
| Mary Immaculate School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | — | 102 | 1,147 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | — | 95 | 1,093 |
| Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield | Government | Combined | — | 73 | 965 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | — | 64 | 1,086 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | — | 63 | 1,027 |
| St Pius X School, Heidelberg West | Catholic | Primary | — | 46 | 1,056 |
| Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg | Government | Secondary | — | — | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Banyule [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20901/banyule/topic/education