60.1% —
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Bayswater have finished their schooling and higher education than five years ago. The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose by 5.7 percentage points since 2016 to reach 26.4%. This reflects a growing trend toward higher qualifications across the local area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is a little below the Victorian figure but a little above the national average. This result represents a 6.2 percentage point increase since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 26.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas and is about the same as the Australian average.
26.4% —
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bayswater has an average school advantage score that is higher than most areas, though it has fewer schools per 1,000 children than is typical. Most local students attend government primary schools, which make up 76.5% of the sector.
1.49
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 61% of state electorate 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).
5,299
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
312
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan)
17 schools — 5,299 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 85 | 1,003 |
| Dillbadin Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 35 | 977 |
| Boronia Heights Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 507 | 1,051 |
| Bayswater Secondary College, Bayswater | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 256 | 972 |
| Boronia K-12 College, Boronia | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 494 | 982 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 155 | 1,024 |
| Urban College, Boronia | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 100 | 975 |
| Bayswater South Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 339 | 1,099 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Boronia | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 129 | 1,086 |
| Bayswater North Primary School, Bayswater North | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 211 | 1,015 |
| Bayswater West Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 223 | 1,003 |
| The Basin Primary School, The Basin | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 583 | 1,042 |
| Heathmont East Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 570 | 1,127 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, The Basin | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 255 | 1,069 |
| Marlborough Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 124 | 1,037 |
| Heathmont College, Heathmont | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 667 | 1,014 |
| Great Ryrie Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 566 | 1,072 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20401/bayswater/topic/education