55.2% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.4%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Altona Meadows · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Altona Meadows
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Altona Meadows have seen a steady climb since 2011, with more residents now holding higher qualifications. While university degrees are less common here than in the state average, the area has a strong presence of trade and vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Altona Meadows, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average of 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.2% of people.
21.0% ▲ +44.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Altona Meadows splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications most often studied management and commerce (18.9%) or engineering and related fields (16.1%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area's schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most similar areas. There are 20 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest at this level.
0.99
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
641
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Altona Meadows
20 schools — 12,813 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 6 · Secondary 3
| Altona Green Primary School, Altona Meadows | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 418 | 1,051 |
| Queen of Peace Primary School, Altona Meadows | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 485 | 1,064 |
| Altona Meadows Primary School, Altona Meadows | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 235 | 1,000 |
| Seabrook Primary School, Seabrook | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 898 | 1,096 |
| Laverton P-12 College, Laverton | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 678 | 924 |
| Jennings Street School, Laverton | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 117 | 1,037 |
| Lumen Christi School, Point Cook | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 643 | 1,098 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Laverton | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 270 | 1,080 |
| Mount St Joseph Girls' College, Altona | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,216 | 1,100 |
| Western Autistic School, Laverton | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 290 | 1,042 |
| Carranballac P-9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 848 | 1,017 |
| St Mary of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Point Cook | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 318 | 1,074 |
| Saltwater P-9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 2,199 | 1,075 |
| Altona College, Altona | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 796 | 1,044 |
| Altona Primary School, Altona | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 512 | 1,111 |
| Homestead Senior Secondary College, Point Cook | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 531 | 1,070 |
| Point Cook Senior Secondary College, Point Cook | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 777 | 1,024 |
| St Mary's School, Altona | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 259 | 1,060 |
| Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, Point Cook | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 729 | 1,101 |
| Truganina South Primary School, Truganina | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 594 | 1,042 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Altona Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20036/altona-meadows/topic/education