63.6% —
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yuroke (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Yuroke (Northern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Yuroke are finishing school and earning degrees than in years past. Since 2016, the number of people finishing Year 12 rose by 5.8 percentage points to 63.6%, while those with a university degree also climbed by 5.8 points to 23.2%. This shift shows a clear trend toward higher education levels across the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher here than in most similar areas, reaching 63.6%. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and slightly higher than the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yuroke (Northern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the state or national figures, with 23.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Most qualified residents hold a bachelor degree (26.7%) or a Certificate III or IV (23.5%).
23.2% —
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Yuroke (Northern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.1% and society and culture at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yuroke has some of the largest schools and highest enrolments for its level, with 25,576 students across 31 schools. Most students attend government schools (67.7%), and the majority of schools are primary schools.
0.94
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 78% 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).
25,576
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
825
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yuroke (Northern Metropolitan)
31 schools — 25,576 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Elevation Secondary College, Craigieburn | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,177 | 962 |
| Oscar Romero Catholic Primary School, Craigieburn | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 660 | 1,010 |
| Aitken Creek Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 972 | 992 |
| Aitken Hill Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 892 | 1,004 |
| Wayi School, Craigieburn | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 192 | 994 |
| Willmott Park Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 626 | 984 |
| Newbury Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 1,136 | 1,032 |
| Mount Ridley P-12 College, Craigieburn | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 2,788 | 969 |
| Kolbe Catholic College, Greenvale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,293 | 980 |
| Mickleham Primary School, Mickleham | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 255 | 987 |
| Keelonith Primary School, Greenvale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 361 | 1,032 |
| Our Lady's School, Craigieburn | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 703 | 984 |
| Craigieburn Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 458 | 979 |
| Aitken College, Greenvale | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,453 | 1,102 |
| Roxburgh Rise Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 633 | 949 |
| Mother Teresa School, Craigieburn | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 342 | 1,026 |
| Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School, Greenvale | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 236 | 1,065 |
| Craigieburn Secondary College, Craigieburn | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,008 | 918 |
| Craigieburn South Primary School, Craigieburn | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 545 | 960 |
| Hume Anglican Grammar, Mickleham | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 2,948 | 1,095 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Roxburgh Park | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 614 | 911 |
| Yubup Primary School, Mickleham | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 710 | 1,009 |
| Greenvale Primary School, Greenvale | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 593 | 1,034 |
| Greenvale Secondary College, Greenvale | Government | Secondary | 6.6 km | 540 | 997 |
| St Carlo Borromeo School, Greenvale | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 571 | 1,062 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Mickleham | Catholic | Primary | 7.0 km | 401 | 1,040 |
| Gaayip-Yagila Primary School, Mickleham | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 1,014 | 1,021 |
| Mickleham Secondary College, Mickleham | Government | Secondary | 7.2 km | 730 | 986 |
| Gilgai Plains Primary School, Kalkallo | Government | Primary | 8.9 km | 953 | 1,039 |
| Westmeadows Primary School, Westmeadows | Government | Primary | 9.4 km | 463 | 992 |
| Banum Warrik Primary School, Kalkallo | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 309 | 1,037 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yuroke (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28803/yuroke/topic/education