71.0% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 71.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macleod · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Macleod
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement define daily life in Macleod, where 40.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, marking it as one of the most qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 71% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macleod, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly educated, with 40.1% of adults holding a university degree. This is far above both the state and national figures.
40.1% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 40.1%
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 Macleod, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (17%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study for qualified residents include management and commerce at 21.8%, followed by society and culture at 12.9% and engineering at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Macleod has 42 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Local schools are typically much larger than average and have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
1.72
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
522
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,076
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Macleod
42 schools — 21,391 students, average ICSEA 1,076.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 10 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | 0.5 km | 545 | 1,073 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 557 | 1,133 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 463 | 1,127 |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College, Macleod West | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 741 | 930 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 343 | 1,098 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 144 | 1,055 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 618 | 1,161 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| St Damian's School, Bundoora | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 378 | 1,080 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| Kingsbury Primary School, Kingsbury | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 137 | 1,027 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Kingsbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 167 | 1,079 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 498 | 1,141 |
| St Pius X School, Heidelberg West | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 46 | 1,056 |
| East Preston Islamic College, Preston | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 733 | 976 |
| Reservoir High School, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 629 | 989 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| Norris Bank Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 110 | 992 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 345 | 1,129 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,175 | 1,111 |
| Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | — | — |
| Preston North East Primary School, East Preston | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 201 | 955 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Northern School For Autism, Reservoir | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 525 | 1,030 |
| Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 620 | 1,112 |
| Northern College of the Arts and Technology, Preston | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 367 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macleod [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21564/macleod/topic/education