82.7% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 77.1%
- 2016: 79.3%
- 2021: 82.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carlton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Carlton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Carlton hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates are among the highest for its type. The level of university qualification has climbed significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high in Carlton, with 82.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and has risen by 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carlton, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 11 is next at 4%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A striking 52.2% of adults have a university degree, which is far above the Australian average of 26.3%. This trend is growing, with the proportion of degree-holders rising by 13 percentage points since 2011.
52.2% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 52.2%
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 Carlton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16.9%, followed by society and culture at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 2 government primary schools in the area, which are smaller than those in most similar places. While local enrolments are low, there are 54 schools within 3km, among the largest number of nearby options for this level.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.25
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
54
Higher than 89% 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).
549
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
275
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,096
Higher than 82% 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 Carlton
54 schools — 23,395 students, average ICSEA 1,100.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 12 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 22 · Combined 5
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 114 | 957 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 701 | 943 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 152 | 936 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 121 | 820 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | — | — |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 62 | 928 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 357 | 906 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 109 | 903 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 242 | 1,149 |
| Travancore School, Travancore | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | — | — |
| South Melbourne Primary School, Southbank | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 502 | 1,144 |
| St Brendan's School, Flemington | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 82 | 993 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 427 | 1,153 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| Flemington Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 328 | 1,140 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 42 | 761 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 827 | 1,069 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 79 | 1,021 |
| Montague School, South Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 16 | 983 |
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 41 | — |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 476 | 1,049 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 190 | 1,110 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041117/carlton/topic/education