71.6% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 71.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pascoe Vale South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pascoe Vale South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees shape daily life in Pascoe Vale South. This is a highly educated area where 71.6% of residents finished Year 12, a figure well above the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 71.6% of people reaching this milestone. This is far above the Australian figure of 58.8% and among the highest levels for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pascoe Vale South, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 9 or below is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Academic achievement is strong, as 36.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Victorian average of 29.2% and among the highest rates in the region.
36.9% ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 36.9%
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 Pascoe Vale South, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 20.3%. Society and culture follow at 14.0%, then engineering at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. While there are 49 schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other places.
1.04
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
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).
506
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,096
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pascoe Vale South
49 schools — 24,301 students, average ICSEA 1,096.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 17 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 11 · Combined 5
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 308 | 1,108 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 0.5 km | 927 | 982 |
| Coburg West Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 370 | 1,147 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 431 | 1,124 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 509 | 1,128 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| St Therese's School, Essendon | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 529 | 1,116 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 72 | 989 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 346 | 1,113 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 200 | 1,097 |
| Mercy College, Coburg | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 403 | 1,029 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 719 | 987 |
| Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 422 | 1,051 |
| Coburg High School, Coburg | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,265 | 1,099 |
| St Bernard's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 152 | 1,121 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 629 | 1,116 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 67 | 1,028 |
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 632 | 1,116 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Buckley Park College, Essendon | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 888 | 1,088 |
| Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 265 | 1,140 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| St Mark's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 170 | 1,076 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 826 | 1,082 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 364 | 1,111 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | — | — |
| Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 374 | 1,108 |
| St Mary's School, Ascot Vale | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 374 | 1,144 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pascoe Vale South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22042/pascoe-vale-south/topic/education