49.7% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Epsom · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Epsom
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of adults in Epsom hold a Certificate III or IV, making it a place where vocational training is very common. While many residents have a higher level of schooling than people in similar areas, the local figures remain well below the national and state averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Roughly half of residents (49.7%) have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Epsom, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 17.8% of adults. This is higher than in most similar areas, though still well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
17.8% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 Epsom, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce (15.6%), health (15.2%), and society and culture (15.1%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Epsom has 11 schools within 3km, which is more than about 83% of similar areas, though there are only 0.81 schools per 1,000 children.
0.81
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
358
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Epsom
11 schools — 3,938 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Epsom Primary School, Epsom | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 425 | 967 |
| Holy Rosary School, White Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 295 | 1,052 |
| White Hills Primary School, White Hills | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 586 | 977 |
| Weeroona College Bendigo, Bendigo | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 812 | 940 |
| Eaglehawk Secondary College, Eaglehawk | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 561 | 922 |
| Kalianna School, Bendigo | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 221 | 895 |
| Huntly Primary School, Huntly | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 324 | 975 |
| St Liborius' School, Eaglehawk | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 258 | 1,018 |
| Eaglehawk Primary School, Eaglehawk | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 159 | 869 |
| Lightning Reef Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 165 | 858 |
| St Peter's School, North Bendigo | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 132 | 979 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Epsom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20879/epsom/topic/education