52.5% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Westmeadows · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Westmeadows
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 16.4% of adults in Westmeadows hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian figure. While many residents have completed Year 12, the area has significantly fewer university-qualified adults compared to the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 52.5% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Westmeadows, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 9 or below is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in the wider state, with a typical qualification being a Certificate III or IV at 31.5%. Bachelor degrees are held by 20.6% of the population.
16.4% ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 Westmeadows, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Westmeadows has some of the largest schools in its class, with an average size of 647 students. There are 29 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for its level.
0.90
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
647
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Westmeadows
29 schools — 18,775 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 5 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 9 · Secondary 4
| Westmeadows Primary School, Westmeadows | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 463 | 992 |
| Gladstone Park Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 408 | 1,011 |
| Gladstone Park Secondary College, Gladstone Park | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,309 | 994 |
| Gladstone Views Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 312 | 997 |
| Broadmeadows Valley Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 210 | 912 |
| Broadmeadows Special Developmental School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 361 | 970 |
| Hume Central Secondary College, Broadmeadows | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,093 | 900 |
| School of the Good Shepherd, Gladstone Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 374 | 1,046 |
| Jacana School for Autism, Jacana | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 228 | 1,005 |
| St Carlo Borromeo School, Greenvale | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 571 | 1,062 |
| My College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 325 | 1,005 |
| Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,373 | 1,000 |
| Greenvale Secondary College, Greenvale | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 540 | 997 |
| Bethal Primary School, Meadow Heights | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 259 | 941 |
| St Dominic's School, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 226 | 958 |
| Hume Valley School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 380 | 934 |
| Broadmeadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 252 | 948 |
| Tullamarine Primary School, Tullamarine | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 206 | 997 |
| Ilim College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 2,868 | 1,024 |
| Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 263 | 922 |
| Glenroy Specialist School, Glenroy | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 167 | 987 |
| Holy Child School, Dallas | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 200 | 911 |
| Coolaroo South Primary School, Coolaroo | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 250 | 930 |
| Glenroy West Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 333 | 1,031 |
| Sirius College, Broadmeadows | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 3,284 | 1,088 |
| Glenroy Private, Glenroy | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 632 | 992 |
| Meadow Heights Primary School, Meadow Heights | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 400 | 919 |
| St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College, Coolaroo | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,078 | 997 |
| Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, Dallas | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 410 | 893 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Westmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22761/westmeadows/topic/education