53.1% —
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 19,000 students are enrolled across the many schools in Broadmeadows, making it one of the largest hubs for education at this level. While school completion and university degrees are well below the state and national figures, both have risen steadily since 2016.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents (53.1%) have completed Year 12, which is well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is an improvement for the area, as the rate rose 5.4 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 9 or below is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.7% of the population, which is far below Victoria's 29.2%. This figure has grown since 2016, rising 5.5 points to reach its current level.
18.7% —
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce (15.6%), followed by society and culture (13.0%) and engineering (12.8%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Broadmeadows has 30 schools within 3km, which is more than about 78% of similar areas. The schools are among the largest in the region, with an average size of 631 students, and most are government-run (63.3%).
1.94
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 77% 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).
18,936
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
631
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan)
30 schools — 18,936 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 9 · Secondary 4
| Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, Dallas | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 410 | 893 |
| Ilim College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 2,868 | 1,024 |
| Holy Child School, Dallas | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 200 | 911 |
| Hume Valley School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 380 | 934 |
| Sirius College, Broadmeadows | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 3,284 | 1,088 |
| Broadmeadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 252 | 948 |
| Coolaroo South Primary School, Coolaroo | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 250 | 930 |
| My College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 325 | 1,005 |
| Campbellfield Heights Primary School, Campbellfield | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 148 | 943 |
| Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 263 | 922 |
| St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College, Coolaroo | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,078 | 997 |
| St Dominic's School, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 226 | 958 |
| Bethal Primary School, Meadow Heights | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 259 | 941 |
| Hume Central Secondary College, Broadmeadows | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,093 | 900 |
| Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,373 | 1,000 |
| Broadmeadows Special Developmental School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 361 | 970 |
| Broadmeadows Valley Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 210 | 912 |
| Meadow Heights Primary School, Meadow Heights | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 400 | 919 |
| Glenroy Private, Glenroy | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 632 | 992 |
| Jacana School for Autism, Jacana | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 228 | 1,005 |
| Belle Vue Park Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 159 | 949 |
| Moomba Park Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 205 | 1,018 |
| St Matthew's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 204 | 1,009 |
| John Fawkner Secondary College, Fawkner | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 234 | 958 |
| Roxburgh Park Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 345 | 956 |
| Darul Ulum College of Victoria, Fawkner | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,766 | 1,005 |
| Roxburgh College, Roxburgh Park | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,041 | 912 |
| Roxburgh Homestead Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 334 | 963 |
| St Mark's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 170 | 1,076 |
| Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 238 | 1,020 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Broadmeadows (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21203/broadmeadows/topic/education