81.2% —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Northcote - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Northcote - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge proportion of adults in Northcote - West hold university degrees, making it one of the most highly educated areas in the region. Over half of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, and a very high 81.2% of residents have finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 81.2% of people finishing school compared to 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Northcote - West, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 9 or below is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very high rate of university education, with 56.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Victorian figure of 29.2%.
56.2% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Northcote - West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 20.6%, followed by management and commerce at 15.9% and creative arts at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 4 schools in the area serving 2,291 students. These schools are larger and have higher advantage scores than most similar areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.70
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
59
Higher than 91% 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).
2,291
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
573
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,143
Higher than 95% 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 Northcote - West
59 schools — 30,812 students, average ICSEA 1,104.
By sector: Government 38 · Catholic 15 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 39 · Secondary 11 · Combined 9
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Westgarth Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 550 | 1,204 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Thornbury Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 308 | 1,093 |
| St Mary's School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 113 | 1,089 |
| Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 616 | 1,140 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Bell Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 440 | 1,165 |
| Holy Spirit School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 129 | 1,107 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 556 | 1,170 |
| Penders Grove Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 160 | 1,021 |
| St Anthony's School, Alphington | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 92 | 1,141 |
| St John's College Preston, Preston | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 345 | 1,066 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Preston South Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 397 | 1,127 |
| St Bernard's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 152 | 1,121 |
| Sacred Heart School, Preston | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 117 | 1,090 |
| Virtual School Victoria, Thornbury | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 6,248 | 1,073 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | — | — |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 62 | 928 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 114 | 957 |
| Thornbury High School, Thornbury | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,123 | 1,067 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 72 | 989 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 67 | 1,028 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 152 | 936 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| Preston High School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,275 | 1,104 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Coburg High School, Coburg | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,265 | 1,099 |
| Preston West Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 670 | 1,135 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 346 | 1,113 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 200 | 1,097 |
| St Raphael's School, Preston West | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 287 | 1,096 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 357 | 906 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Northcote - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021500/northcote-west/topic/education