62.0% —
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Niddrie have finished high school and earned degrees than five years ago. This shift is clear in the 62% of residents who finished Year 12, a figure that has climbed 6.1 points since 2016. It marks a steady rise in the local level of education over recent years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is at 62%, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure. This is a notable increase from 2016, when only 55.9% of residents had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Niddrie (Western Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 27.6% of adults, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average. This group has grown significantly, rising 5.3 points since the last census.
27.6% —
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 Niddrie (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.2% and society and culture at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Niddrie has larger schools than most areas, with an average size of 770 students and total enrolments that are higher than 87% of similar places. Government schools make up nearly half the sector at 47.4%.
1.82
Lower than 55% 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).
14,632
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
770
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,099
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)
19 schools — 14,632 students, average ICSEA 1,099.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| St Peter's School, Keilor East | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 561 | 1,085 |
| Keilor Heights Primary School, Keilor East | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 254 | 1,049 |
| Essendon Keilor College, Keilor East | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 697 | 1,004 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 2,913 | 1,173 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 299 | 1,052 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Avondale Heights | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 279 | 1,074 |
| St Christopher's School, Airport West | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 727 | 1,083 |
| Keilor Primary School, Keilor | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 374 | 1,044 |
| St Bernard's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,567 | 1,100 |
| Rosehill Secondary College, Niddrie | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,109 | 1,027 |
| Niddrie Autistic School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 153 | 1,038 |
| St John Bosco's School, Niddrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 413 | 1,108 |
| Avondale Primary School, Avondale Heights | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 433 | 1,074 |
| Buckley Park College, Essendon | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 888 | 1,088 |
| Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 374 | 1,108 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Keilor | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 255 | 1,077 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 364 | 1,111 |
| Overnewton Anglican Community College - Yirramboi Campus, Keilor | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 2,146 | 1,118 |
| Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 826 | 1,082 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26207/niddrie/topic/education