72.2% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 72.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Strathmore · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Strathmore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 72% of Strathmore residents have completed Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where a large proportion of adults hold university degrees. These trends are reflected in the local schools, which have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are among the highest for similar areas, with 72.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is 10 percentage points higher than the Victorian average and 13 points above the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Strathmore, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very high rate of university education, with 35.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
35.7% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 35.7%
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 Strathmore, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 24.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas. While there are 50 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most areas.
2.36
Lower than 66% 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).
534
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Strathmore
50 schools — 26,712 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 18 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 632 | 1,116 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 431 | 1,124 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 629 | 1,116 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 719 | 987 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 422 | 1,051 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 308 | 1,108 |
| St Therese's School, Essendon | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 529 | 1,116 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 927 | 982 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| Buckley Park College, Essendon | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 888 | 1,088 |
| Glenroy West Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 333 | 1,031 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| Glenroy Central Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 263 | 986 |
| Glenroy College, Glenroy | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 454 | 931 |
| St John Bosco's School, Niddrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 413 | 1,108 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 509 | 1,128 |
| Corpus Christi School, Glenroy | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 174 | 1,055 |
| Niddrie Autistic School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 153 | 1,038 |
| Coburg West Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 370 | 1,147 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| Rosehill Secondary College, Niddrie | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,109 | 1,027 |
| Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 826 | 1,082 |
| St Christopher's School, Airport West | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 727 | 1,083 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 364 | 1,111 |
| Glenroy Specialist School, Glenroy | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 167 | 987 |
| St Thomas More's School, Hadfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 366 | 1,074 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 299 | 1,052 |
| Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 374 | 1,108 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| St Bernard's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,567 | 1,100 |
| Glenroy Private, Glenroy | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 632 | 992 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 200 | 1,097 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 346 | 1,113 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 72 | 989 |
| Tullamarine Primary School, Tullamarine | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 206 | 997 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| School of the Good Shepherd, Gladstone Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 374 | 1,046 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Strathmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22380/strathmore/topic/education