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Melbourne - North West · Region (SA4)

Education & Qualifications in Melbourne - North West

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Management and commerce qualifications are the most common in Melbourne - North West, where 18.8% of residents hold a degree in these fields. The area has seen a strong ownward trend in schooling, with the number of people finishing Year 12 climbing 13 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Melbourne - North West, Region (SA4)

Where Melbourne - North West sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

24.0% ▲ +66.9%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Melbourne - North West — higher than 66% of areas.

Melbourne - North West24.0%
Greater Melbourne 32.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 60.4% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. This is a significant increase from 47.5% in 2011.

Completed Year 12

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60.4% ▲ +27.2%

Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Melbourne - North West, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.

Year 12 60.4% Year 9 or below 13.3% Year 10 10.7% Year 11 9.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 24.0% of adults, a figure that has risen nearly 10 points since 2011. While higher than most similar areas, this is well below the Victorian average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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24.0% ▲ +66.9%

Higher than 66% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Melbourne - North West splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.

Bachelor degree 27.1% Certificate III / IV 24.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.0% Postgraduate degree 9.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.0% Certificate I / II 1.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.2% and society and culture at 12.0%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has 132 schools with 81,667 enrolments, which is larger than about 91% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (64.4%), and the typical school is much larger than in other areas with 619 students.

Average school ICSEA

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1,031

Higher than 59% of region (sa4) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Melbourne - North West

132 schools — 81,667 students, average ICSEA 1,031.

By sector: Government 85 · Catholic 33 · Independent 14

By type: Primary 90 · Combined 21 · Secondary 21
Sirius College, Broadmeadows Independent Combined — 3,284 1,088
Hume Anglican Grammar, Mickleham Independent Combined — 2,948 1,095
Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East Independent Combined — 2,913 1,173
Ilim College, Dallas Independent Combined — 2,868 1,024
Mount Ridley P-12 College, Craigieburn Government Combined — 2,788 969
Overnewton Anglican Community College - Yirramboi Campus, Keilor Independent Combined — 2,146 1,118
Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore Government Secondary — 1,958 1,086
Darul Ulum College of Victoria, Fawkner Independent Combined — 1,766 1,005
Salesian College Sunbury, Sunbury Catholic Secondary — 1,720 1,059
St Bernard's College, Essendon Catholic Secondary — 1,567 1,100
Aitken College, Greenvale Independent Combined — 1,453 1,102
Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows Catholic Secondary — 1,373 1,000
Gladstone Park Secondary College, Gladstone Park Government Secondary — 1,309 994
Kolbe Catholic College, Greenvale Catholic Secondary — 1,293 980
Elevation Secondary College, Craigieburn Government Secondary — 1,177 962
Newbury Primary School, Craigieburn Government Primary — 1,136 1,032
Rosehill Secondary College, Niddrie Government Secondary — 1,109 1,027
Braemar College, Woodend Independent Combined — 1,094 1,121
Hume Central Secondary College, Broadmeadows Government Secondary — 1,093 900
St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College, Coolaroo Independent Combined — 1,078 997
Roxburgh College, Roxburgh Park Government Secondary — 1,041 912
Gaayip-Yagila Primary School, Mickleham Government Primary — 1,014 1,021
Craigieburn Secondary College, Craigieburn Government Secondary — 1,008 918
Sunbury College, Sunbury Government Secondary — 980 993
Aitken Creek Primary School, Craigieburn Government Primary — 972 992
Gisborne Secondary College, Gisborne Government Secondary — 961 1,017
Gilgai Plains Primary School, Kalkallo Government Primary — 953 1,039
Aitken Hill Primary School, Craigieburn Government Primary — 892 1,004
Sunbury Downs Secondary College, Sunbury Government Secondary — 789 1,005
Mickleham Secondary College, Mickleham Government Secondary — 730 986
St Christopher's School, Airport West Catholic Primary — 727 1,083
Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale Government Secondary — 719 987
Yubup Primary School, Mickleham Government Primary — 710 1,009
Our Lady's School, Craigieburn Catholic Primary — 703 984
Essendon Keilor College, Keilor East Government Secondary — 697 1,004
Oscar Romero Catholic Primary School, Craigieburn Catholic Primary — 660 1,010
Roxburgh Rise Primary School, Roxburgh Park Government Primary — 633 949
Glenroy Private, Glenroy Independent Combined — 632 992
Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore Government Primary — 632 1,116
Willmott Park Primary School, Craigieburn Government Primary — 626 984
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Roxburgh Park Catholic Primary — 614 911
St Anne's School, Sunbury Catholic Primary — 599 1,059
Greenvale Primary School, Greenvale Government Primary — 593 1,034
St Carlo Borromeo School, Greenvale Catholic Primary — 571 1,062
St Peter's School, Keilor East Catholic Primary — 561 1,085
Diggers Rest Primary School, Diggers Rest Government Primary — 560 1,034
Craigieburn South Primary School, Craigieburn Government Primary — 545 960
Greenvale Secondary College, Greenvale Government Secondary — 540 997
Sunbury Heights Primary School, Sunbury Government Primary — 495 983
Gisborne Primary School, Gisborne Government Primary — 481 1,066
Westmeadows Primary School, Westmeadows Government Primary — 463 992
Craigieburn Primary School, Craigieburn Government Primary — 458 979
Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale Government Primary — 456 1,066
Glenroy College, Glenroy Government Secondary — 454 931
New Gisborne Primary School, New Gisborne Government Primary — 440 1,080
Avondale Primary School, Avondale Heights Government Primary — 433 1,074
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School, Sunbury Catholic Primary — 431 1,065
St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore Catholic Primary — 431 1,124
Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale Government Primary — 422 1,051
St John Bosco's School, Niddrie Catholic Primary — 413 1,108
Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, Dallas Government Primary — 410 893
Gladstone Park Primary School, Gladstone Park Government Primary — 408 1,011
Mercy College, Coburg Catholic Secondary — 403 1,029
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Mickleham Catholic Primary — 401 1,040
Meadow Heights Primary School, Meadow Heights Government Primary — 400 919
Sunbury Primary School, Sunbury Government Primary — 400 1,056
Alice Miller School, Macedon Independent Combined — 399 1,139
Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park Government Primary — 388 1,095
Hume Valley School, Broadmeadows Government Combined — 380 934
St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale Catholic Primary — 379 1,100
Keilor Primary School, Keilor Government Primary — 374 1,044
School of the Good Shepherd, Gladstone Park Catholic Primary — 374 1,046
Willowbank Primary School, Gisborne Government Primary — 373 1,056
St Thomas More's School, Hadfield Catholic Primary — 366 1,074
Broadmeadows Special Developmental School, Broadmeadows Government Combined — 361 970
Keelonith Primary School, Greenvale Government Primary — 361 1,032
Kismet Park Primary School, Sunbury Government Primary — 358 1,023
Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale Government Primary — 355 1,038
Goonawarra Primary School, Sunbury Government Primary — 351 999
Roxburgh Park Primary School, Roxburgh Park Government Primary — 345 956
Mother Teresa School, Craigieburn Catholic Primary — 342 1,026
Roxburgh Homestead Primary School, Roxburgh Park Government Primary — 334 963
Glenroy West Primary School, Glenroy Government Primary — 333 1,031
My College, Dallas Independent Combined — 325 1,005
Romsey Primary School, Romsey Government Primary — 323 986
Killara Primary School, Sunbury Government Primary — 317 1,017
Gladstone Views Primary School, Gladstone Park Government Primary — 312 997
Banum Warrik Primary School, Kalkallo Government Primary — 309 1,037
Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore Government Primary — 304 1,104
Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie Government Primary — 299 1,052
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Sunbury Catholic Primary — 299 1,061
Riddells Creek Primary School, Riddells Creek Government Primary — 285 1,040
Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School, Sunbury Government Combined — 283 998
St Martin de Porres School, Avondale Heights Catholic Primary — 279 1,074
Glenroy Central Primary School, Glenroy Government Primary — 263 986
Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows Government Primary — 263 922
Bethal Primary School, Meadow Heights Government Primary — 259 941
Mickleham Primary School, Mickleham Government Primary — 255 987
St Augustine's Primary School, Keilor Catholic Primary — 255 1,077
Keilor Heights Primary School, Keilor East Government Primary — 254 1,049
Broadmeadows Primary School, Broadmeadows Government Primary — 252 948
Coolaroo South Primary School, Coolaroo Government Primary — 250 930
Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner Government Primary — 238 1,020
St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park Catholic Primary — 237 1,085
Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School, Greenvale Catholic Primary — 236 1,065
John Fawkner Secondary College, Fawkner Government Secondary — 234 958
Macedon Primary School, Macedon Government Primary — 232 1,109
Sunbury West Primary School, Sunbury Government Primary — 230 1,004
Jacana School for Autism, Jacana Government Combined — 228 1,005
St Dominic's School, Broadmeadows Catholic Primary — 226 958
St Brigid's School, Gisborne Catholic Primary — 216 1,065
St Mary's School, Lancefield Catholic Primary — 212 1,048
Broadmeadows Valley Primary School, Broadmeadows Government Primary — 210 912
Holy Cross Primary School, New Gisborne Catholic Primary — 210 1,063
Tullamarine Primary School, Tullamarine Government Primary — 206 997
Moomba Park Primary School, Fawkner Government Primary — 205 1,018
St Matthew's School, Fawkner Catholic Primary — 204 1,009
Holy Child School, Dallas Catholic Primary — 200 911
Global Village Learning, New Gisborne Independent Combined — 197 1,042
Red Rock Christian College, Sunbury Independent Combined — 195 1,056
Wayi School, Craigieburn Government Combined — 192 994
Lancefield Primary School, Lancefield Government Primary — 190 1,040
Corpus Christi School, Glenroy Catholic Primary — 174 1,055
St Mark's School, Fawkner Catholic Primary — 170 1,076
Glenroy Specialist School, Glenroy Government Combined — 167 987
Belle Vue Park Primary School, Glenroy Government Primary — 159 949
Niddrie Autistic School, Niddrie Government Primary — 153 1,038
Campbellfield Heights Primary School, Campbellfield Government Primary — 148 943
Mount Macedon Primary School, Mount Macedon Government Primary — 131 1,147
Hesket Primary School, Hesket Government Primary — 76 1,087
Darraweit Guim Primary School, Darraweit Guim Government Primary — 50 974
Bolinda Primary School, Bolinda Government Primary — 48 1,004

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Melbourne - North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/210/melbourne-north-west/topic/education