67.8% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gowanbrae · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gowanbrae
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Gowanbrae have completed Year 12 than in most similar areas. This strong school completion rate is paired with a high proportion of university graduates, with over a quarter of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 67.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gowanbrae, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification level is high, with 26.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas, though a little below the Victorian average.
26.5% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 26.5%
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 Gowanbrae, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, at 22.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gowanbrae has access to 24 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size is larger than in most areas.
24
Higher than 87% 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).
464
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gowanbrae
24 schools — 11,132 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 4 · Combined 4
| Glenroy West Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 333 | 1,031 |
| School of the Good Shepherd, Gladstone Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 374 | 1,046 |
| Tullamarine Primary School, Tullamarine | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 206 | 997 |
| Gladstone Views Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 312 | 997 |
| Gladstone Park Secondary College, Gladstone Park | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,309 | 994 |
| Gladstone Park Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 408 | 1,011 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| Glenroy Specialist School, Glenroy | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 167 | 987 |
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 632 | 1,116 |
| Corpus Christi School, Glenroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 174 | 1,055 |
| Jacana School for Autism, Jacana | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 228 | 1,005 |
| Glenroy Central Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 263 | 986 |
| Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,373 | 1,000 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| Glenroy College, Glenroy | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 454 | 931 |
| St Christopher's School, Airport West | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 727 | 1,083 |
| Glenroy Private, Glenroy | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 632 | 992 |
| Broadmeadows Special Developmental School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 361 | 970 |
| Broadmeadows Valley Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 210 | 912 |
| Hume Central Secondary College, Broadmeadows | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,093 | 900 |
| Westmeadows Primary School, Westmeadows | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 463 | 992 |
| St Dominic's School, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 226 | 958 |
| Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 263 | 922 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 299 | 1,052 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gowanbrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21079/gowanbrae/topic/education