77.6% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 71.5%
- 2021: 77.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brunswick West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brunswick West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Brunswick West hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates are among the highest seen in similar places. Most residents have reached a high level of formal study and professional qualification.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 77.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen in Victoria and 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brunswick West, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 9 or below is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult is very likely to have a university degree, with 48.3% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with postgraduate degrees making up 20% of qualifications.
48.3% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 48.3%
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 Brunswick West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Certificate III / IV (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 17.1%, followed closely by management and commerce at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 63 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. The schools here are generally larger than average and mostly government-run.
1.59
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
63
Higher than 94% 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).
495
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,106
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 Brunswick West
63 schools — 30,178 students, average ICSEA 1,106.
By sector: Government 39 · Catholic 20 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 42 · Secondary 16 · Combined 5
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | — | — |
| Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 265 | 1,140 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| Coburg West Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 370 | 1,147 |
| Travancore School, Travancore | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | — | — |
| Flemington Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 328 | 1,140 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 308 | 1,108 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 827 | 1,069 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| St Brendan's School, Flemington | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 82 | 993 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 109 | 903 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 927 | 982 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| St Mary's School, Ascot Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 374 | 1,144 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 431 | 1,124 |
| Kensington Community High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 95 | 1,008 |
| St Therese's School, Essendon | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 529 | 1,116 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 72 | 989 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 509 | 1,128 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| St Bernard's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 152 | 1,121 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 427 | 1,153 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 346 | 1,113 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 242 | 1,149 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 200 | 1,097 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 826 | 1,082 |
| Coburg High School, Coburg | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,265 | 1,099 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 364 | 1,111 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 374 | 1,108 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 67 | 1,028 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 629 | 1,116 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| Buckley Park College, Essendon | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 888 | 1,088 |
| Mercy College, Coburg | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 403 | 1,029 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 114 | 957 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brunswick West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20363/brunswick-west/topic/education