70.0% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Essendon North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Essendon North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees have become more common in Essendon North over the last decade. The area now sees 70% of people finishing Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 58.8%. This trend towards higher education is reflected in the strong proportion of residents with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents here have finished high school, with 70% completing Year 12. This is well above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Essendon North, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 11 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common in Essendon North, where 35% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 26.3% seen across Australia, with bachelor degrees and certificates being the most typical qualifications.
35.0% ▲ +49.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 35.0%
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 Essendon North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 22.8%, followed by society and culture at 12.4% and engineering at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 31 schools within 3km, though it has fewer schools per child than most areas. Local schools are typically larger than average, with more than half being government-run.
2.28
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 89% 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).
684
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,100
Higher than 91% 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 North
31 schools — 21,208 students, average ICSEA 1,100.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 12 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 629 | 1,116 |
| Buckley Park College, Essendon | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 888 | 1,088 |
| St John Bosco's School, Niddrie | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 413 | 1,108 |
| Niddrie Autistic School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 153 | 1,038 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| St Therese's School, Essendon | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 529 | 1,116 |
| Rosehill Secondary College, Niddrie | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,109 | 1,027 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 364 | 1,111 |
| St Bernard's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,567 | 1,100 |
| Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 826 | 1,082 |
| Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 374 | 1,108 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 431 | 1,124 |
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 632 | 1,116 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 299 | 1,052 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| St Christopher's School, Airport West | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 727 | 1,083 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 2,913 | 1,173 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| Essendon Keilor College, Keilor East | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 697 | 1,004 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Keilor Heights Primary School, Keilor East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 254 | 1,049 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 308 | 1,108 |
| St Margaret's Primary School, Maribyrnong | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 441 | 1,125 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 927 | 982 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 290 | 1,145 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Essendon North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20887/essendon-north/topic/education