42
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).
Essendon Fields · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Essendon Fields
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high concentration of educational facilities makes Essendon Fields a key hub for schooling in the region. The area is home to 42 schools within three kilometres, which is among the largest number of schools for any similar area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 100%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Essendon Fields, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Advanced diploma / diploma at 67%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Essendon Fields, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 67%, ahead of Engineering & related (44%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools here are much larger than most, with an average size of 622 students. They also have a much higher advantage score than most areas, with government schools making up 61.9% of the sector.
622
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Essendon Fields
42 schools — 26,112 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 14 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 10 · Combined 4
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 632 | 1,116 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 629 | 1,116 |
| St Christopher's School, Airport West | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 727 | 1,083 |
| Glenroy West Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 333 | 1,031 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 299 | 1,052 |
| St John Bosco's School, Niddrie | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 413 | 1,108 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| Buckley Park College, Essendon | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 888 | 1,088 |
| Niddrie Autistic School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 153 | 1,038 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 431 | 1,124 |
| Glenroy Central Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 263 | 986 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 719 | 987 |
| Corpus Christi School, Glenroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 174 | 1,055 |
| Rosehill Secondary College, Niddrie | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,109 | 1,027 |
| Glenroy College, Glenroy | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 454 | 931 |
| Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 422 | 1,051 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 2,913 | 1,173 |
| St Therese's School, Essendon | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 529 | 1,116 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| Glenroy Specialist School, Glenroy | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 167 | 987 |
| Tullamarine Primary School, Tullamarine | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 206 | 997 |
| St Bernard's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,567 | 1,100 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| Keilor Heights Primary School, Keilor East | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 254 | 1,049 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 364 | 1,111 |
| Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 826 | 1,082 |
| Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 374 | 1,108 |
| School of the Good Shepherd, Gladstone Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 374 | 1,046 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 308 | 1,108 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| Essendon Keilor College, Keilor East | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 697 | 1,004 |
| Gladstone Views Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 312 | 997 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 927 | 982 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| Gladstone Park Secondary College, Gladstone Park | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,309 | 994 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| Gladstone Park Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 408 | 1,011 |
| St Peter's School, Keilor East | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 561 | 1,085 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Essendon Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20886/essendon-fields/topic/education