11.7% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Laverton North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Laverton North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Laverton North have remained quite low over the years, with only 11.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a local workforce with fewer formal academic qualifications than most of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is uncommon here, as only 11.7% of people reached this milestone. This is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria, with 18% of residents leaving school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Laverton North splits fairly evenly between Year 9 or below (32%) and Year 10 (27%), with Year 12 at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare in the area, where just 4.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 21.9%.
4.6% ▲ +32.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Laverton North, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 8.2% and Architecture and Building at 6.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 25 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest number for similar areas. These schools are typically large, averaging 741 students, and have an advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
25
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).
741
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,057
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Laverton North
25 schools — 18,516 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 8 · Secondary 2
| Western Autistic School, Laverton | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 290 | 1,042 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Laverton | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 270 | 1,080 |
| Jennings Street School, Laverton | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 117 | 1,037 |
| Laverton P-12 College, Laverton | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 678 | 924 |
| Altona Meadows Primary School, Altona Meadows | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 235 | 1,000 |
| Sunshine Special Developmental School, Sunshine | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 193 | 976 |
| Glengala Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 141 | 921 |
| Dohertys Creek P-9 College, Truganina | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,698 | 1,070 |
| St Peter's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 190 | 999 |
| Emmanuel College, Altona North | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 2,533 | 1,079 |
| Ardeer South Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 139 | 979 |
| Sunshine College, Sunshine West | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,217 | 952 |
| St Lawrence Catholic Primary School, Derrimut | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 454 | 1,043 |
| Derrimut Primary School, Derrimut | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 574 | 998 |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Truganina | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 442 | 1,069 |
| Sunshine Heights Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 360 | 1,029 |
| Altona North Primary School, Altona North | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 217 | 994 |
| Annunciation School, Brooklyn | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 65 | 1,068 |
| Seabrook Primary School, Seabrook | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 898 | 1,096 |
| St Leo the Great Primary School, Altona North | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 342 | 1,116 |
| Westbourne Grammar School, Truganina | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 2,121 | 1,166 |
| Truganina P-9 College, Truganina | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 1,933 | 1,039 |
| Al-Taqwa College, Truganina | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 2,617 | 1,069 |
| Sunshine Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 198 | 1,014 |
| Truganina South Primary School, Truganina | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 594 | 1,042 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Laverton North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21477/laverton-north/topic/education