73.8% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 73.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ascot Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ascot Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-four percent of adults in Ascot Vale hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This highly educated community shows strong academic achievement across the board, from school completion rates to advanced university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 73.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and 15 points higher than the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ascot Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has one of the highest levels of higher education around, with 44.2% of adults holding at least a bachelor degree. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
44.2% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 44.2%
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 Ascot Vale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 20.9%, followed by society and culture at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 49 schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per child than in most other areas. The local schools are typically much larger than average and have some of the highest advantage scores in the region.
1.49
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Higher than 92% 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).
547
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,108
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ascot Vale
49 schools — 25,726 students, average ICSEA 1,108.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 17 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 16 · Combined 2
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| St Mary's School, Ascot Vale | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 374 | 1,144 |
| Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 265 | 1,140 |
| Kensington Community High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 95 | 1,008 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 827 | 1,069 |
| St Brendan's School, Flemington | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 82 | 993 |
| Flemington Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 328 | 1,140 |
| Travancore School, Travancore | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | — | — |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 427 | 1,153 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 109 | 903 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 242 | 1,149 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | — | — |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| Maribyrnong College, Maribyrnong | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,361 | 1,064 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 89 | 1,051 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| St Margaret's Primary School, Maribyrnong | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 441 | 1,125 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 336 | 1,115 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 826 | 1,082 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 630 | 1,080 |
| Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 374 | 1,108 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 364 | 1,111 |
| St Therese's School, Essendon | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 529 | 1,116 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 227 | 1,136 |
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 455 | 1,125 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Buckley Park College, Essendon | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 888 | 1,088 |
| Footscray West Primary School, West Footscray | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 672 | 1,117 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| St Bernard's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,567 | 1,100 |
| Rosehill Secondary College, Niddrie | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,109 | 1,027 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 251 | 1,119 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ascot Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20075/ascot-vale/topic/education