77.7% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 77.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Phillip · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Port Phillip
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning shape daily life in Port Phillip, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This is one of the most educated areas in the country, with a strong trend toward higher qualifications that has grown steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 77.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is among the highest rates for areas of this size and has risen by 5.6 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Phillip, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 11 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A striking 48.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This figure rose 6.7 points since 2011, with postgraduate degrees making up 18% of the total.
48.9% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 48.9%
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 Port Phillip, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 23.9%, followed by society and culture at 15% and health at 9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Port Phillip has 22 schools with an average size of 481 students, which is much higher than most areas. While the average school advantage score is among the highest, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other places.
22
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.89
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10,586
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
481
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,136
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Port Phillip
22 schools — 10,586 students, average ICSEA 1,136.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Albert Park College, Albert Park | Government | Secondary | — | 1,657 | 1,127 |
| MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne | Government | Secondary | — | 1,195 | 1,186 |
| St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | — | 1,143 | 1,180 |
| Elwood College, Elwood | Government | Secondary | — | 804 | 1,096 |
| Port Melbourne Primary School, Port Melbourne | Government | Primary | — | 697 | 1,134 |
| Elwood Primary School, Elwood | Government | Primary | — | 618 | 1,131 |
| South Melbourne Primary School, Southbank | Government | Primary | — | 502 | 1,144 |
| St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East | Catholic | Secondary | — | 440 | 1,093 |
| St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | — | 437 | 1,126 |
| Albert Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | — | 430 | 1,156 |
| Port Melbourne Secondary College, Port Melbourne | Government | Secondary | — | 416 | 1,101 |
| South Melbourne Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | — | 402 | 1,105 |
| Middle Park Primary School, Middle Park | Government | Primary | — | 393 | 1,150 |
| Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School, South Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | — | 369 | 1,154 |
| St Kilda Park Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | — | 314 | 1,142 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | — | 169 | 1,053 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood | Independent | Combined | — | 149 | 1,112 |
| St Columba's School, Elwood | Catholic | Primary | — | 137 | 1,152 |
| St Mary's School, St Kilda East | Catholic | Primary | — | 135 | 1,111 |
| Port Phillip Specialist School, Port Melbourne | Government | Combined | — | 99 | 1,082 |
| Youth2Industry College, South Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | — | 64 | 1,033 |
| Montague School, South Melbourne | Government | Secondary | — | 16 | 983 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Phillip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25900/port-phillip/topic/education