65.5% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greensborough · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greensborough
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well over 65% of adults in Greensborough have completed Year 12, a figure that is well above the national average. This high level of schooling is reflected in the workforce, where a third of residents hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than 65% of residents have finished Year 12, which is much higher than most other areas. This result is well above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greensborough, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is well qualified, with 32.1% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure and a little above the state average.
32.1% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 32.1%
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 Greensborough, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 19.9%, followed by engineering at 14.3% and society and culture at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Greensborough has 50 schools within 3km, among the largest number for any area of this size. While the schools are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children.
2.04
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Higher than 92% 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).
541
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,085
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greensborough
50 schools — 27,044 students, average ICSEA 1,085.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 13 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 10 · Combined 5
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 499 | 1,103 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 144 | 1,055 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 64 | 1,086 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Eltham North | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 393 | 1,137 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Glen Katherine Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 554 | 1,088 |
| North-Eastern Montessori School, St Helena | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 106 | 1,143 |
| St Helena Secondary College, Eltham North | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,414 | 1,065 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 620 | 1,112 |
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 545 | 1,073 |
| Catholic Ladies' College Ltd, Eltham | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 901 | 1,119 |
| St Damian's School, Bundoora | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 378 | 1,080 |
| Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 737 | 1,064 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 529 | 1,065 |
| Eltham North Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 475 | 1,127 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Eltham | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 79 | 1,094 |
| Eltham High School, Eltham | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,326 | 1,101 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 463 | 1,127 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 557 | 1,133 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| Eltham East Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 652 | 1,143 |
| Eltham Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 253 | 1,117 |
| Norris Bank Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 110 | 992 |
| Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 976 | 1,023 |
| Diamond Creek Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 235 | 1,065 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Mill Park | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 1,260 | 1,073 |
| Findon Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 278 | 1,008 |
| Sacred Heart School, Diamond Creek | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 182 | 1,080 |
| St John XXIII Primary School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 228 | 1,035 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greensborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21104/greensborough/topic/education