83.4% —
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Melbourne CBD - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Melbourne CBD - North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Melbourne CBD - North hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the country. This high level of education is seen across the board, with school completion rates far exceeding both state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high at 83.4%, which is 25 points above the Australian figure and far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Melbourne CBD - North, Year 12 is the majority at 92%; Year 11 is next at 4%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A striking 51% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, far above the national average of 26.3%. This includes 22.6% who have gone on to earn a postgraduate degree.
51.0% —
Higher than 94% 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 Melbourne CBD - North, Bachelor degree is the majority at 50%; Postgraduate degree is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.5%, followed by society and culture at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 38 schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 80% of similar areas.
38
Higher than 79% 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 Melbourne CBD - North
38 schools — 18,147 students, average ICSEA 1,098.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 9 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 14 · Combined 4
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 0.7 km | 701 | 943 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 0.7 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 0.7 km | 121 | 820 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 114 | 957 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 152 | 936 |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 357 | 906 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| South Melbourne Primary School, Southbank | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 502 | 1,144 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | — | — |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 62 | 928 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| Montague School, South Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 16 | 983 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School, South Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 369 | 1,154 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,195 | 1,186 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Youth2Industry College, South Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 242 | 1,149 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 42 | 761 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 109 | 903 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 427 | 1,153 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Melbourne CBD - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041504/melbourne-cbd-north/topic/education