66.4% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Darebin - North · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Darebin - North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of adults in Darebin - North hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly qualified area. This trend of higher education has grown significantly over the last decade, with both school and university completion rates climbing steeply.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 13 points since 2011 to 66.4%. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Darebin - North, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 33.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Victorian average of 29.2% and rose 12 points since 2011.
33.2% ▲ +57.1%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 33.2%
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 Darebin - North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.8%, followed by society and culture at 13.6% and engineering at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 30 schools in the area, most of which are government primary schools. On average, these schools have an advantage score of 1,054, which is higher than most areas.
30
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.09
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10,997
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
379
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 68% 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 Darebin - North
30 schools — 10,997 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Preston High School, Preston | Government | Secondary | — | 1,275 | 1,104 |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College, Macleod West | Government | Combined | — | 741 | 930 |
| East Preston Islamic College, Preston | Independent | Combined | — | 733 | 976 |
| Preston West Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | — | 670 | 1,135 |
| Preston Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | — | 646 | 1,113 |
| Reservoir High School, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | — | 629 | 989 |
| Reservoir West Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | — | 600 | 1,068 |
| Northern School For Autism, Reservoir | Government | Combined | — | 525 | 1,030 |
| William Ruthven Secondary College, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | — | 478 | 977 |
| Bell Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | — | 440 | 1,165 |
| Newlands Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | — | 437 | 1,146 |
| Preston South Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | — | 397 | 1,127 |
| Northern College of the Arts and Technology, Preston | Government | Secondary | — | 367 | 1,060 |
| St John's College Preston, Preston | Independent | Combined | — | 345 | 1,066 |
| Reservoir Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | — | 312 | 1,070 |
| Reservoir Views Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | — | 288 | 1,034 |
| St Raphael's School, Preston West | Catholic | Primary | — | 287 | 1,096 |
| Reservoir East Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | — | 276 | 935 |
| St Joseph the Worker School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | — | 245 | 1,049 |
| Holy Name School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | — | 205 | 1,078 |
| Preston North East Primary School, East Preston | Government | Primary | — | 201 | 955 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Kingsbury | Catholic | Primary | — | 167 | 1,079 |
| St Gabriel's School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | — | 149 | 1,060 |
| William Ruthven Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | — | 140 | 1,002 |
| Kingsbury Primary School, Kingsbury | Government | Primary | — | 137 | 1,027 |
| Sacred Heart School, Preston | Catholic | Primary | — | 117 | 1,090 |
| Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education - Prace College campus, Reservoir | Independent | Secondary | — | 75 | 946 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | — | 62 | 1,082 |
| Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Reservoir | Independent | Primary | — | 53 | 1,032 |
| Yarra Me School, Preston | Government | Secondary | — | — | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Darebin - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20902/darebin-north/topic/education