81.1% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 75.6%
- 2016: 75.7%
- 2021: 81.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Yarra - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in South Yarra - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in South Yarra - West now hold a university degree, reflecting a steady climb in high-level education since 2011. This area is far more qualified than the state or national average, with 57.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very common here, reaching 81.1% and rising 5.6 points since 2011. This is far above the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Yarra - West, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far above the national figure, with 57.5% of the population reaching this level. This includes 22.9% who have a postgraduate degree.
57.5% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 57.5%
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 South Yarra - West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.9%, followed by society and culture at 17.4% and health at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged in similar areas. There are five schools in the area, with 60% being independent and 40% government run.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.90
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
53
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).
5,869
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,174
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,172
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 South Yarra - West
53 schools — 27,749 students, average ICSEA 1,132.
By sector: Government 29 · Independent 15 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 17 · Combined 15
| Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra | Independent | Primary | 0.5 km | 287 | 1,213 |
| South Yarra Primary School, South Yarra | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 435 | 1,152 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,195 | 1,186 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| Wesley College, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 3,181 | 1,172 |
| Victorian College For The Deaf, Melbourne | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 61 | 978 |
| Youth2Industry College, South Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 468 | 1,079 |
| Kamaruka, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 35 | 1,094 |
| South Melbourne Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 402 | 1,105 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 564 | 1,080 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 316 | 1,150 |
| St Kilda Park Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 314 | 1,142 |
| Middle Park Primary School, Middle Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 393 | 1,150 |
| Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School, South Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 369 | 1,154 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,143 | 1,180 |
| Albert Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 430 | 1,156 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 42 | 761 |
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 41 | — |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 169 | 1,053 |
| South Melbourne Primary School, Southbank | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 502 | 1,144 |
| St Mary's School, St Kilda East | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 135 | 1,111 |
| St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 440 | 1,093 |
| Toorak Primary School, Toorak | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 439 | 1,141 |
| Montague School, South Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 16 | 983 |
| Albert Park College, Albert Park | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,657 | 1,127 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 162 | 1,142 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 476 | 1,049 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,220 | 1,167 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 79 | 1,021 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 592 | 1,165 |
| Port Phillip Specialist School, Port Melbourne | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 99 | 1,082 |
| St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 437 | 1,126 |
| Melbourne Girls College, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,531 | 1,142 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 357 | 906 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 254 | 1,156 |
| Trinity Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 213 | 1,065 |
| Yeshivah College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 362 | 1,073 |
| Yarra Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 249 | 1,134 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 701 | 943 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 149 | 1,112 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 489 | 1,086 |
| Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 454 | 1,165 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 152 | 936 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Yarra - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041125/south-yarra-west/topic/education