60.3% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Epping · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Epping
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Epping (Vic.). While 60.3% of residents finished Year 12, the area has a smaller proportion of university graduates compared to the state average. It is a well-resourced hub with 55 schools located within 3km, among the highest numbers for any area of this type.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have a decent school foundation, with 60.3% completing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Epping, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
21.2% ▲ +54.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Epping splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (30%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.9%, followed by engineering at 13.3% and society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Epping has very large schools compared to most areas, with an average size of 569 students. While there are few schools per child, 70.9% of the 55 nearby schools are government-run.
1.58
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
55
Higher than 93% 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).
569
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Epping
55 schools — 31,316 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 39 · Catholic 13 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 38 · Secondary 13 · Combined 4
| Y Community School, Epping | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 65 | 966 |
| Epping Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 319 | 977 |
| St Peter's School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 348 | 1,061 |
| St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Catholic Parish Primary School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 595 | 1,060 |
| St Monica's College - Davisson Street, Epping | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 2,185 | 1,059 |
| Epping Secondary College, Epping | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 975 | 956 |
| Epping Views Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 684 | 1,029 |
| Lalor Gardens Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 408 | 981 |
| St Catherine's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 289 | 1,036 |
| Harvest Home Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 885 | 1,043 |
| Merriang School, Lalor | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 129 | 1,006 |
| Lalor North Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 330 | 998 |
| Peter Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 101 | 968 |
| Lalor North Secondary College, Epping | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 355 | 960 |
| Edgars Creek Secondary College, Wollert | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,330 | 999 |
| Al Siraat College, Epping | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,554 | 1,067 |
| St Luke's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 313 | 1,049 |
| Lalor Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 228 | 984 |
| Glowrey Catholic Primary School, Wollert | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 559 | 1,071 |
| Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,110 | 964 |
| Wirrigirri Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 111 | 1,062 |
| Wollert Secondary College, Wollert | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 389 | 1,005 |
| Meadowglen Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 384 | 966 |
| Wollert Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 601 | 1,012 |
| Edgars Creek Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 812 | 1,025 |
| Mill Park Heights Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 563 | 1,015 |
| St Clare's School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 319 | 1,043 |
| Thomastown West Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 204 | 970 |
| Thomastown Secondary College, Thomastown | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 461 | 926 |
| Lalor East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 213 | 966 |
| Thomastown East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 331 | 1,062 |
| Thomastown Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 176 | 967 |
| Findon Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 278 | 1,008 |
| Thomastown Meadows Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 252 | 954 |
| St John XXIII Primary School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 228 | 1,035 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Mill Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 1,260 | 1,073 |
| Carlo Acutis Catholic Primary School, Wollert | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 111 | 1,098 |
| Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 976 | 1,023 |
| Barrawang Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 375 | 1,053 |
| Campbellfield Heights Primary School, Campbellfield | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 148 | 943 |
| The Lakes South Morang College, South Morang | Government | Combined | 5.9 km | 688 | 1,004 |
| Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 529 | 1,065 |
| Plenty River College, South Morang | Independent | Secondary | 6.3 km | 62 | 1,013 |
| Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 737 | 1,064 |
| Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, Dallas | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 410 | 893 |
| Moomba Park Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 205 | 1,018 |
| Roxburgh Park Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 345 | 956 |
| Marymede Catholic College, South Morang | Catholic | Combined | 7.1 km | 2,467 | 1,069 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 614 | 911 |
| Roxburgh College, Roxburgh Park | Government | Secondary | 7.3 km | 1,041 | 912 |
| Morang South Primary School, South Morang | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 375 | 1,027 |
| Craigieburn South Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 545 | 960 |
| Craigieburn Secondary College, Craigieburn | Government | Secondary | 7.6 km | 1,008 | 918 |
| Roxburgh Rise Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 633 | 949 |
| Our Lady's School, Craigieburn | Catholic | Primary | 8.6 km | 703 | 984 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Epping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20878/epping/topic/education