73.3% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Melbourne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Port Melbourne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of people in Port Melbourne hold degrees than the national average. This is a highly educated area where 44.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is 18 points above the Australian figure. This trend has grown over the last decade as both school completion and university qualifications rose.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much higher than most areas, with 73.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 14 points above the national average and has risen by 6.2 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Melbourne, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, as 44.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian figure of 29.2%, with 16.2% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
44.2% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 44.2%
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 Port Melbourne, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 27.6%, followed by society and culture at 14% and engineering at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas, though the suburb has only two government schools. While there are few schools within the area, there are 25 schools located within 3 km.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.87
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 61% 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).
796
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
398
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,128
Higher than 91% 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 Port Melbourne
25 schools — 13,254 students, average ICSEA 1,133.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 10 · Combined 2
| Port Melbourne Primary School, Port Melbourne | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 697 | 1,134 |
| Port Melbourne Secondary College, Port Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 416 | 1,101 |
| Port Phillip Specialist School, Port Melbourne | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 99 | 1,082 |
| Albert Park College, Albert Park | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,657 | 1,127 |
| Montague School, South Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 16 | 983 |
| Albert Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 430 | 1,156 |
| Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School, South Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 369 | 1,154 |
| South Melbourne Primary School, Southbank | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 502 | 1,144 |
| Middle Park Primary School, Middle Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 393 | 1,150 |
| South Melbourne Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 402 | 1,105 |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| Youth2Industry College, South Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| Newmark Primary, Williamstown | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 131 | 1,134 |
| MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,195 | 1,186 |
| St Mary's School, Williamstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 263 | 1,107 |
| Williamstown Primary School, Williamstown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 460 | 1,123 |
| Williamstown North Primary School, Williamstown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 601 | 1,135 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Williamstown High School, Williamstown | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,527 | 1,112 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 121 | 820 |
| Sacred Heart School, Newport | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 297 | 1,126 |
| Spotswood Primary School, Spotswood | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 289 | 1,117 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 101 | 1,008 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051130/port-melbourne/topic/education