57.7% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bayswater North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bayswater North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 6 percentage points separates the rate of university degrees in Bayswater North from the Victorian average. While 23.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is much higher than in most similar areas. The community generally shows strong educational attainment, with many residents holding trade certificates or degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria and a little below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bayswater North, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly 29% of adults hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.1%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
23.1% ▲ +67.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 Bayswater North, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 18.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.4% and society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bayswater North has a school advantage score of 1,051, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 39 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for its level.
0.59
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
39
Higher than 90% 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).
384
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bayswater North
39 schools — 14,992 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 8 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Croydon Special Developmental School, Croydon South | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 106 | 976 |
| Bayswater North Primary School, Bayswater North | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 211 | 1,015 |
| Tinternvale Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 328 | 1,062 |
| Dorset Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 525 | 1,034 |
| Heathmont East Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 570 | 1,127 |
| Bayswater Secondary College, Bayswater | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 256 | 972 |
| Boronia Heights Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 507 | 1,051 |
| Tintern Grammar, Ringwood East | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 985 | 1,154 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 155 | 1,024 |
| Eastwood Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 555 | 1,092 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 85 | 1,003 |
| Ghilgai School, Kilsyth | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 94 | 1,061 |
| Sacred Heart School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 454 | 1,065 |
| Ruskin Park Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 488 | 1,034 |
| The Basin Primary School, The Basin | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 583 | 1,042 |
| Dillbadin Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 35 | 977 |
| Croydon Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 225 | 955 |
| Bayswater South Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 339 | 1,099 |
| Bayswater West Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 223 | 1,003 |
| Boronia K-12 College, Boronia | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 494 | 982 |
| Melba Secondary College, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 663 | 1,003 |
| Urban College, Boronia | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 100 | 975 |
| Great Ryrie Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 566 | 1,072 |
| Ringwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,516 | 1,052 |
| Ainslie Parklands Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 93 | 1,044 |
| Kilsyth Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 114 | 948 |
| Gladesville Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 76 | 968 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, The Basin | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 255 | 1,069 |
| St Richard's Primary School, Kilsyth | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 166 | 1,058 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Boronia | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 129 | 1,086 |
| Aquinas College, Ringwood | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,659 | 1,085 |
| Marlborough Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 124 | 1,037 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Ringwood | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 248 | 981 |
| Knox Central Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 75 | 1,018 |
| Heathmont College, Heathmont | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 667 | 1,014 |
| Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 530 | 972 |
| Pembroke Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 91 | 923 |
| St Luke's School, Wantirna | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 165 | 1,098 |
| Regency Park Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 537 | 1,068 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bayswater North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20174/bayswater-north/topic/education