81.7% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 81.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Melbourne · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Melbourne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Melbourne hold high-level degrees than the national average, with 54.6% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a highly educated area where school completion and university qualifications have both climbed sharply in recent years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has risen 20 points since 2011, with 81.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Melbourne, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 11 is next at 4%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Over half of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far above the national average of 26.3%. This level of qualification rose 23 points since 2016, with 22.4% of people holding postgraduate degrees.
54.6% —
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 54.6%
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 Melbourne, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 21.1%, followed by society and culture at 15.1%. Other notable fields include creative arts, health, and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though total enrolments are among the smallest. Government schools make up 60.5% of the sector, and the average school advantage score is much higher than most areas.
2.67
Higher than 76% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Lower than 86% of federal 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).
17,883
Lower than 90% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
436
Lower than 62% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,088
Higher than 78% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Melbourne
43 schools — 17,883 students, average ICSEA 1,088.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 10 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 16 · Combined 4
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 0.5 km | 701 | 943 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 114 | 957 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 152 | 936 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 121 | 820 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 357 | 906 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | — | — |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 62 | 928 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 42 | 761 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 79 | 1,021 |
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 41 | — |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | — | — |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 476 | 1,049 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Yarra Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 249 | 1,134 |
| Trinity Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 213 | 1,065 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 316 | 1,150 |
| Melbourne Girls College, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,531 | 1,142 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED233/melbourne/topic/education