81.1% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 74.8%
- 2021: 81.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarra · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Yarra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Yarra hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This highly qualified community has seen a steady increase in both university degrees and high school completion rates over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest for similar areas, with 81.1% of residents finishing school. This is far above the Australian figure of 58.8% and has risen nearly 9 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarra, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 9 or below is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A striking 56.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This high level of education is driven by the 44.6% who hold a bachelor degree and 20.6% with a postgraduate qualification.
56.1% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 56.1%
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 Yarra, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in the area are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by society and culture at 18.2%. Creative arts, health, and engineering also make up significant portions of local qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yarra has 30 schools with 10,588 enrolments, which is larger than about 81% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have an average advantage score among the highest at this level.
30
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.15
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10,588
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
365
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,114
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 Yarra
30 schools — 10,588 students, average ICSEA 1,114.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 5 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| Melbourne Girls College, Richmond | Government | Secondary | — | 1,531 | 1,142 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | — | 862 | 1,152 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | — | 691 | 1,186 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | — | 691 | 1,022 |
| Alphington Grammar School, Alphington | Independent | Combined | — | 679 | 1,150 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | — | 612 | 1,079 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | — | 476 | 1,049 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | — | 442 | 1,186 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | — | 431 | 1,086 |
| Alphington Primary School, Alphington | Government | Primary | — | 365 | 1,173 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | — | 363 | 1,150 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | — | 357 | 906 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | — | 327 | 1,147 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | — | 316 | 1,150 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | — | 297 | 1,148 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | — | 281 | 1,075 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | — | 261 | 1,170 |
| Yarra Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | — | 249 | 1,134 |
| Trinity Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | — | 213 | 1,065 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | — | 198 | 1,028 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | — | 168 | 1,143 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | — | 165 | 1,186 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | — | 152 | 936 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | — | 139 | 1,140 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | — | 98 | 1,221 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | — | 79 | 1,021 |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | — | 62 | 928 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | — | 42 | 761 |
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | — | 41 | — |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | — | — | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA27350/yarra/topic/education