82.1% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 75.8%
- 2016: 77.8%
- 2021: 82.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Melbourne · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Melbourne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Melbourne hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This high level of education makes the city one of the most qualified areas in the country. Since 2011, the number of people with university degrees has risen significantly.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 82.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure and has risen by 6.3 percentage points over the last decade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Melbourne, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 11 is next at 4%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult is much more likely to be university educated here than in other areas, with 54.2% holding a degree. This is far above the Victorian average of 29.2%.
54.2% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Melbourne, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.3%, followed by society and culture at 12.7% and engineering at 9.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Melbourne has 22 schools with total enrolments of 14,750, which is larger than about 84% of similar areas. While the average school is quite large, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
22
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.18
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14,750
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
702
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,110
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Melbourne
22 schools — 14,750 students, average ICSEA 1,110.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Secondary 10 · Primary 9 · Combined 3
| Wesley College, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | — | 3,181 | 1,172 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | — | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | — | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,524 | 935 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | — | 910 | 1,136 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | — | 701 | 943 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | — | 673 | 1,127 |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | — | 616 | 1,133 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | — | 435 | 1,133 |
| South Yarra Primary School, South Yarra | Government | Primary | — | 435 | 1,152 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | — | 427 | 1,153 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | — | 359 | 1,053 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | — | 344 | 1,141 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra | Independent | Primary | — | 287 | 1,213 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | — | 242 | 1,149 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | — | 236 | 1,098 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | — | 121 | 820 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | — | 114 | 957 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | — | 101 | 1,008 |
| Kensington Community High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | — | 95 | 1,008 |
| Victorian College For The Deaf, Melbourne | Government | Combined | — | 61 | 978 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | — | — | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
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/lga/LGA24600/melbourne/topic/education