63.0% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Watsonia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Watsonia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees are common in Watsonia, where 31.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. The area stands out for its strong academic achievement, with a large proportion of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have a solid school foundation, as 63% completed Year 12. This is much higher than most areas and sits well above the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Watsonia, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are frequent here, with 30.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree. This helps the area stay a little above the Victorian average for higher education.
31.6% ▲ +64.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 31.6%
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 Watsonia, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Watsonia's schools are generally larger and have much higher advantage scores than most areas. There are 32 schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar places.
2.01
Lower than 71% 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).
538
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,082
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 Watsonia
32 schools — 17,212 students, average ICSEA 1,082.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 6 · Combined 6
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 144 | 1,055 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 545 | 1,073 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| St Damian's School, Bundoora | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 378 | 1,080 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 463 | 1,127 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 557 | 1,133 |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College, Macleod West | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 741 | 930 |
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 343 | 1,098 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 499 | 1,103 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 618 | 1,161 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 64 | 1,086 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Watsonia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22721/watsonia/topic/education