74.7% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 70.1%
- 2021: 74.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Aberfeldie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Aberfeldie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly qualified residents define Aberfeldie, where education levels are among the highest for similar areas. Nearly 38% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, and 74.7% of the population finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 74.7% of residents finishing Year 12 compared to 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Aberfeldie, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 11 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong academic profile, with 37.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Victorian average of 29.2%.
37.7% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 37.7%
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 Aberfeldie, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in management and commerce at 26.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most, with an average size of 670 students and an advantage score among the highest for similar areas.
4.69
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality 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).
670
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,101
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Aberfeldie
35 schools — 23,451 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 12 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 9 · Combined 3
| Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 826 | 1,082 |
| Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 374 | 1,108 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 364 | 1,111 |
| St Margaret's Primary School, Maribyrnong | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 441 | 1,125 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| Buckley Park College, Essendon | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 888 | 1,088 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| St Therese's School, Essendon | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 529 | 1,116 |
| St Bernard's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,567 | 1,100 |
| Rosehill Secondary College, Niddrie | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,109 | 1,027 |
| St Mary's School, Ascot Vale | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 374 | 1,144 |
| St John Bosco's School, Niddrie | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 413 | 1,108 |
| Niddrie Autistic School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 153 | 1,038 |
| Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 629 | 1,116 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Maribyrnong College, Maribyrnong | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,361 | 1,064 |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 265 | 1,140 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 431 | 1,124 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| Essendon Keilor College, Keilor East | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 697 | 1,004 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Avondale Heights | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 279 | 1,074 |
| Avondale Primary School, Avondale Heights | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 433 | 1,074 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 630 | 1,080 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 308 | 1,108 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 299 | 1,052 |
| Keilor Heights Primary School, Keilor East | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 254 | 1,049 |
| St Peter's School, Keilor East | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 561 | 1,085 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 2,913 | 1,173 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Aberfeldie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20003/aberfeldie/topic/education