76.3% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 76.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maribyrnong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Maribyrnong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Maribyrnong have finished high school than in most similar areas, reflecting a trend toward higher achievement. This is a highly educated community where over 40% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far exceeding the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 76.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above both the Victorian (61.8%) and Australian (58.8%) rates.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maribyrnong, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 9 or below is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common in Maribyrnong, where 40.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with 15.9% of people holding postgraduate degrees.
40.7% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 40.7%
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 Maribyrnong, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 24.4%, followed by society and culture at 11.7% and engineering at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 54 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas. The typical school is larger than usual and has a much higher advantage score than most.
1.16
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
54
Higher than 93% 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).
552
Higher than 78% 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 Maribyrnong
54 schools — 29,270 students, average ICSEA 1,085.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 19 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 13 · Combined 5
| St Margaret's Primary School, Maribyrnong | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 441 | 1,125 |
| Maribyrnong College, Maribyrnong | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,361 | 1,064 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 630 | 1,080 |
| Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 374 | 1,108 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 364 | 1,111 |
| Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 826 | 1,082 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| St Mary's School, Ascot Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 374 | 1,144 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| Avondale Primary School, Avondale Heights | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 433 | 1,074 |
| St Bernard's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,567 | 1,100 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 227 | 1,136 |
| Footscray West Primary School, West Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 672 | 1,117 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Avondale Heights | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 279 | 1,074 |
| Rosehill Secondary College, Niddrie | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,109 | 1,027 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| Christ the King Primary School, Braybrook | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 211 | 1,006 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| Rosamond School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 145 | 1,012 |
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 336 | 1,115 |
| Buckley Park College, Essendon | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 888 | 1,088 |
| St Therese's School, Essendon | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 529 | 1,116 |
| Niddrie Autistic School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 153 | 1,038 |
| St John Bosco's School, Niddrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 413 | 1,108 |
| Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 265 | 1,140 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Dinjerra Primary School, Braybrook | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 217 | 1,010 |
| Braybrook College, Braybrook | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,373 | 977 |
| Essendon Keilor College, Keilor East | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 697 | 1,004 |
| Western English Language School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 502 | 903 |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 89 | 1,051 |
| Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,555 | 1,036 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 629 | 1,116 |
| Kensington Community High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 95 | 1,008 |
| Sunshine Harvester Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 350 | 965 |
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 455 | 1,125 |
| St Peter's School, Keilor East | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 561 | 1,085 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 827 | 1,069 |
| St Brendan's School, Flemington | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 82 | 993 |
| Flemington Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 328 | 1,140 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 427 | 1,153 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| Corpus Christi School, Kingsville | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 181 | 1,105 |
| Keilor Heights Primary School, Keilor East | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 254 | 1,049 |
| Travancore School, Travancore | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | — | — |
| Sunshine North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 234 | 966 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 242 | 1,149 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 109 | 903 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 299 | 1,052 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 2,913 | 1,173 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21604/maribyrnong/topic/education