73.8% —
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 73.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Essendon (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Essendon (Western Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Essendon (Western Metropolitan) have finished high school and university than five years ago. The area has a very highly educated population, with 42.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is much higher here than in most areas. About 73.8% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that rose 5.3 points since 2016 and sits far above the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Essendon (Western Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, with 42.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average and has increased by 5.4 points since 2016.
42.5% —
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 42.5%
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 Essendon (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.9%, followed by society and culture at 13.5% and health at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high school advantage score of 1,108, which is much higher than most areas. There are 21 schools within 3km, and two-thirds of them are government schools.
1.95
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher 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).
10,233
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
512
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,108
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Essendon (Western Metropolitan)
21 schools — 10,233 students, average ICSEA 1,108.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| St Therese's School, Essendon | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 529 | 1,116 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 431 | 1,124 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 629 | 1,116 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| St Mary's School, Ascot Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 374 | 1,144 |
| Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 265 | 1,140 |
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 632 | 1,116 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| Flemington Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 328 | 1,140 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 827 | 1,069 |
| Travancore School, Travancore | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | — | — |
| St Brendan's School, Flemington | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 82 | 993 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 109 | 903 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Essendon (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22607/essendon/topic/education