65.0% ▲ +61.8%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 65% of Bundoora residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a strong trend toward higher education in the area, with a significant jump in both school completions and university degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates have risen 25 points since 2011 to reach 65%. This is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and 58.8% for Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 9 or below is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications have also surged, with 30.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure and represents a 21 point increase since 2011.
30.1% ▲ +237.7%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 30.1%
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 Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.8% and society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bundoora has 19 schools within 3 km, with an average school advantage score that is higher than most areas. Government schools make up the largest sector at 63.2%.
1.95
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 54% 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).
9,251
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
487
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,066
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan)
19 schools — 9,251 students, average ICSEA 1,066.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| St Damian's School, Bundoora | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 378 | 1,080 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Norris Bank Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 110 | 992 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 529 | 1,065 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Kingsbury Primary School, Kingsbury | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 137 | 1,027 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Kingsbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 167 | 1,079 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 144 | 1,055 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21503/bundoora/topic/education