70.5% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 70.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Viewbank · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Viewbank
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of people in Viewbank have finished high school and earned degrees compared to the rest of the country. This highly educated area sees 70.5% of residents completing Year 12, which is well above the Victorian average. This trend of high achievement extends into university qualifications and the performance of local schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 70.5% of residents doing so. This is far above the Australian figure of 58.8% and well above the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Viewbank, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 11 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common, as 38.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure and well above Victoria's 29.2%.
38.2% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 38.2%
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 Viewbank, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Viewbank has schools that are much larger than most areas, with an average size of 526 students. While there are 32 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
1.39
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 89% 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).
526
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,100
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Viewbank
32 schools — 16,305 students, average ICSEA 1,100.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 618 | 1,161 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 463 | 1,127 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 557 | 1,133 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 144 | 1,055 |
| Bulleen Heights School, Bulleen | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 273 | 1,071 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Templestowe Valley Primary School, Lower Templestowe | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 309 | 1,092 |
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 545 | 1,073 |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 498 | 1,141 |
| Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 343 | 1,098 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| St Clement of Rome School, Bulleen | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 456 | 1,109 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,175 | 1,111 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 345 | 1,129 |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College, Macleod West | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 741 | 930 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| St Kevin's School, Templestowe Lower | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 132 | 1,096 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 620 | 1,112 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | — | — |
| Templestowe Heights Primary School, Templestowe Lower | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 544 | 1,132 |
| Templestowe College, Templestowe Lower | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,227 | 1,099 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| Marcellin College, Bulleen | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,131 | 1,115 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 524 | 1,109 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Viewbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22633/viewbank/topic/education