81.9% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 76.3%
- 2016: 76.6%
- 2021: 81.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Melbourne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in East Melbourne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 60% of adults in East Melbourne hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates have continued to climb over the last decade. It stands out as one of the most qualified places in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest for similar areas, with 81.9% of residents finishing school. This is far above the Victorian rate of 61.8% and has risen by 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Melbourne, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common here, as 60.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3% and represents a 7.9 percentage point increase since 2011.
60.8% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 60.8%
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 East Melbourne, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 23%, followed by society and culture at 18.9% and health at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by education, with 57 schools located within 3 km, which is among the largest number of schools for similar areas.
57
Higher than 90% 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).
Schools serving East Melbourne
57 schools — 29,636 students, average ICSEA 1,118.
By sector: Government 36 · Independent 12 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 21 · Combined 9
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 357 | 906 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 701 | 943 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 42 | 761 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 41 | — |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 152 | 936 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 79 | 1,021 |
| MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,195 | 1,186 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 476 | 1,049 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 62 | 928 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | — | — |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 316 | 1,150 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 287 | 1,213 |
| Youth2Industry College, South Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 468 | 1,079 |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Yarra Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 249 | 1,134 |
| South Melbourne Primary School, Southbank | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 502 | 1,144 |
| Trinity Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 213 | 1,065 |
| South Yarra Primary School, South Yarra | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 435 | 1,152 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 121 | 820 |
| Kamaruka, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 35 | 1,094 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 114 | 957 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| South Melbourne Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 402 | 1,105 |
| Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School, South Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 369 | 1,154 |
| Montague School, South Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 16 | 983 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Melbourne Girls College, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,531 | 1,142 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Wesley College, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 3,181 | 1,172 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 454 | 1,165 |
| Victorian College For The Deaf, Melbourne | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 61 | 978 |
| Albert Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 430 | 1,156 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 564 | 1,080 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Toorak Primary School, Toorak | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 439 | 1,141 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 327 | 1,147 |
Sources
More for East Melbourne
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041119/east-melbourne/topic/education