63.4% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Watsonia North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Watsonia North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling have become more common in Watsonia North since 2011. The area now sees 63.4% of residents finishing Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This trend toward higher education is reflected in the local workforce, where many adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas. At 63.4%, this is a little above the Victorian average and well above the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Watsonia North, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 30% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than in most similar areas and well above the national rate of 26.3%.
30.0% ▲ +55.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 30.0%
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 North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, held by 20.1% of people. Engineering and related fields follow at 14.8%, while society and culture qualifications make up 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most similar areas. While there are 25 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other areas.
1.45
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
557
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,068
Higher than 84% 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 North
25 schools — 13,919 students, average ICSEA 1,068.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| St Damian's School, Bundoora | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 378 | 1,080 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 529 | 1,065 |
| Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 737 | 1,064 |
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 499 | 1,103 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 144 | 1,055 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 545 | 1,073 |
| Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 976 | 1,023 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Watsonia North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22722/watsonia-north/topic/education