72.7% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coburg · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coburg
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-two per cent of adults in Coburg hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where school completion and university degrees are much more common than in most other places. These strong results create a workforce with a high level of formal training.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 72.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and 14 points higher than the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coburg, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 9 or below is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A large proportion of the population is well qualified, with those holding a bachelor degree or higher (41.7%) far exceeding the national figure of 26.3%. Postgraduate degrees are also common, held by 18.1% of adults.
41.7% ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 41.7%
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 Coburg, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People in Coburg have a diverse range of qualifications, most commonly in society and culture (17.6%) and management and commerce (15.4%). Creative arts and health also make up a significant share of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coburg has 67 schools within 3km, among the largest number for any area of its type. While there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual, the average school is larger than most and has a very high advantage score.
2.72
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
67
Higher than 95% 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).
470
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,104
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 Coburg
67 schools — 31,021 students, average ICSEA 1,104.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 21 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 48 · Secondary 12 · Combined 7
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 0.3 km | 72 | 989 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 346 | 1,113 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 200 | 1,097 |
| St Bernard's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 152 | 1,121 |
| Coburg High School, Coburg | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,265 | 1,099 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 67 | 1,028 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 509 | 1,128 |
| Coburg West Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 370 | 1,147 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Mercy College, Coburg | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 403 | 1,029 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 927 | 982 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| Bell Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 440 | 1,165 |
| Newlands Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 437 | 1,146 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 308 | 1,108 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| St Raphael's School, Preston West | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 287 | 1,096 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| Preston West Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 670 | 1,135 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Thornbury Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 308 | 1,093 |
| St John's College Preston, Preston | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 345 | 1,066 |
| St Mark's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 170 | 1,076 |
| Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 238 | 1,020 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| Reservoir West Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 600 | 1,068 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| Sacred Heart School, Preston | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 117 | 1,090 |
| St Mary's School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 113 | 1,089 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 431 | 1,124 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Preston High School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,275 | 1,104 |
| Preston South Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 397 | 1,127 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 719 | 987 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 422 | 1,051 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | — | — |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 616 | 1,140 |
| Preston Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 646 | 1,113 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| Penders Grove Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 160 | 1,021 |
| St Thomas More's School, Hadfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 366 | 1,074 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| St Gabriel's School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 149 | 1,060 |
| Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 265 | 1,140 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 237 | 1,085 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20596/coburg/topic/education