85.9% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 82.7%
- 2016: 80.1%
- 2021: 85.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Parkville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Parkville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost half of all adults in Parkville hold a university degree, making it one of the most highly educated areas in the country. This academic focus is clear in the high number of postgraduate degrees and a population where 85.9% of people finished Year 12. It is a place where higher learning is a central part of daily life.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 85.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 27 points higher than the Australian average and has risen slightly since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Parkville, Year 12 is the majority at 92%; Year 11 is next at 3%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very high proportion of university graduates, with 45.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victoria figure of 29.2%, and the number of degrees has grown by 8.1 points since 2011.
45.2% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 45.2%
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 Parkville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (9%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several professional fields, led by society and culture at 17.5%, followed by management and commerce at 14.8% and health at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Parkville has just two government secondary schools, but they are among the largest in the region with an average size of 1,983 students. These schools have an advantage score that is much higher than most other areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.07
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
61
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).
1,983
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,983
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,117
Higher than 88% 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 Parkville
61 schools — 25,958 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 39 · Catholic 16 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 37 · Secondary 18 · Combined 6
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | — | — |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 109 | 903 |
| Travancore School, Travancore | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | — | — |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| Flemington Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 328 | 1,140 |
| St Brendan's School, Flemington | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 82 | 993 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 827 | 1,069 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 114 | 957 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 121 | 820 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 242 | 1,149 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 427 | 1,153 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Kensington Community High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 95 | 1,008 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 701 | 943 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 265 | 1,140 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 152 | 936 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | — | — |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 62 | 928 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 357 | 906 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| St Mary's School, Ascot Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 374 | 1,144 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Parkville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041124/parkville/topic/education