78.6% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 78.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alphington - Fairfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Alphington - Fairfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of all adults in Alphington - Fairfield hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This highly qualified population is mirrored in the school results, where Year 12 completion rates have climbed steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 78.6% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is a notable increase from 2011, when the rate was 67.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alphington - Fairfield, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 9 or below is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the highest for higher education, with 51.3% of adults holding a degree. This is 25 points higher than the Australian average and has risen by 11 points since 2011.
51.3% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 51.3%
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 Alphington - Fairfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 19.4%, followed by society and culture at 17.2% and health at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The two local primary schools are among the most advantaged in the country, though they are smaller than those in most similar areas. While only two schools are in the area, there are 46 schools within a 3km radius.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.40
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
648
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
324
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,166
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Alphington - Fairfield
46 schools — 26,923 students, average ICSEA 1,120.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 11 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 28 · Combined 10 · Secondary 8
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 556 | 1,170 |
| St Anthony's School, Alphington | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 92 | 1,141 |
| Alphington Grammar School, Alphington | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 679 | 1,150 |
| Alphington Primary School, Alphington | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 365 | 1,173 |
| Mary Immaculate School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 102 | 1,147 |
| Virtual School Victoria, Thornbury | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 6,248 | 1,073 |
| St Bernadette's School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 191 | 1,149 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 2,500 | 1,169 |
| Holy Spirit School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 129 | 1,107 |
| Ivanhoe Primary School, Ivanhoe | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 557 | 1,157 |
| Westgarth Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 550 | 1,204 |
| Thornbury High School, Thornbury | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,123 | 1,067 |
| Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 616 | 1,140 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 850 | 1,181 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 73 | 965 |
| Penders Grove Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 160 | 1,021 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| St Mary's School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 113 | 1,089 |
| Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 480 | 1,155 |
| Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 49 | 1,125 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| St Anne's School, Kew East | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 80 | 1,152 |
| Kew East Primary School, Kew East | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 404 | 1,183 |
| Thornbury Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 308 | 1,093 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Preston South Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 397 | 1,127 |
| Kew Primary School, Kew | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 512 | 1,151 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | — | — |
| St Pius X School, Heidelberg West | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 46 | 1,056 |
| Andale School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 26 | 1,132 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Sacred Heart School, Preston | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 117 | 1,090 |
| Northern College of the Arts and Technology, Preston | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 367 | 1,060 |
| Kew High School, Kew East | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,015 | 1,110 |
| St John's College Preston, Preston | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 345 | 1,066 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 345 | 1,129 |
| Preston High School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,275 | 1,104 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 691 | 1,022 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alphington - Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021110/alphington-fairfield/topic/education