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Prahran - Windsor · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Prahran - Windsor

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

More people here hold university degrees than in almost any other similar area, making Prahran - Windsor a highly educated hub. Over half of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has climbed steadily over the last decade. This academic achievement is reflected across the board, from high school completion rates to the prestige of local schools.

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📍 Prahran - Windsor, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Prahran - Windsor sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

52.6% ▲ +27.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Prahran - Windsor — higher than 96% of areas.

Prahran - Windsor52.6%
3181, VIC 51.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far above the national figure, with 81.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 23 points higher than the Australian average and represents a 9.3 point increase since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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81.4% ▲ +13.0%

Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Prahran - Windsor, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 9 or below is next at 5%.

Year 12 81.4% Year 9 or below 4.4% Year 11 4.2% Year 10 3.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A striking 52.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the 26.3% national average. This proportion rose by 11 points since 2011, with bachelor degrees being the most common qualification at 45.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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52.6% ▲ +27.6%

Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25.3%, followed by society and culture at 15.2% and creative arts at 10.5%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Local schools have a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. There are four schools in the area, and residents have access to a huge number of options with 57 schools within 3 km.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,119

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Prahran - Windsor

57 schools — 37,298 students, average ICSEA 1,152.

By sector: Government 24 · Independent 22 · Catholic 11

By type: Primary 24 · Combined 20 · Secondary 13
Windsor Primary School, Windsor Government Primary 0.5 km 125 1,049
Prahran High School, Windsor Government Secondary 0.6 km 564 1,080
St Mary's School, St Kilda East Catholic Primary 0.7 km 135 1,111
St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East Catholic Secondary 0.7 km 440 1,093
St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda Independent Combined 0.9 km 1,143 1,180
Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda Independent Combined 1.0 km 169 1,053
Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran Catholic Primary 1.0 km 162 1,142
The King David School, Armadale Independent Combined 1.3 km 592 1,165
Toorak Primary School, Toorak Government Primary 1.4 km 439 1,141
Victorian College For The Deaf, Melbourne Government Combined 1.4 km 61 978
Wesley College, Melbourne Independent Combined 1.5 km 3,181 1,172
Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak Catholic Combined 1.6 km 1,220 1,167
South Yarra Primary School, South Yarra Government Primary 1.7 km 435 1,152
Yeshivah College, St Kilda East Independent Combined 1.7 km 362 1,073
Kamaruka, South Yarra Independent Combined 1.7 km 35 1,094
Armadale Primary School, Armadale Government Primary 1.8 km 254 1,156
Melbourne High School, South Yarra Government Secondary 1.8 km 1,402 1,195
St Kilda Park Primary School, St Kilda Government Primary 1.8 km 314 1,142
Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra Government Secondary 1.9 km 468 1,079
Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra Independent Primary 1.9 km 287 1,213
Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East Independent Combined 1.9 km 489 1,086
St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda Government Primary 2.0 km 437 1,126
Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra Independent Combined 2.1 km 1,046 1,181
Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale Independent Combined 2.4 km 935 1,199
Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East Government Primary 2.5 km 256 1,141
Richmond Primary School, Richmond Government Primary 2.6 km 316 1,150
Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood Independent Combined 2.6 km 149 1,112
St Catherine's School, Toorak Independent Combined 2.6 km 685 1,175
Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East Independent Combined 2.8 km 3,555 1,157
Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne Independent Combined 2.9 km 1,905 1,177
MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne Government Secondary 3.0 km 1,195 1,186
Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North Government Primary 3.0 km 536 1,160
St Joseph's School, Malvern Catholic Primary 3.0 km 183 1,156
St Kevin's College, Toorak Catholic Combined 3.1 km 2,087 1,192
De La Salle College, Malvern Catholic Combined 3.1 km 890 1,131
Malvern Central School, Malvern Government Primary 3.2 km 529 1,163
Youth2Industry College, South Melbourne Independent Secondary 3.3 km 64 1,033
Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick Independent Primary 3.3 km 96 1,168
Elwood Primary School, Elwood Government Primary 3.3 km 618 1,131
St Joseph's School, Elsternwick Catholic Primary 3.4 km 347 1,164
South Melbourne Park Primary School, Albert Park Government Primary 3.4 km 402 1,105
Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond Catholic Secondary 3.4 km 41 —
Elwood College, Elwood Government Secondary 3.4 km 804 1,096
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond Independent Secondary 3.5 km 42 761
Adass Israel School, Elsternwick Independent Combined 3.6 km 382 932
Middle Park Primary School, Middle Park Government Primary 3.6 km 393 1,150
St Columba's School, Elwood Catholic Primary 3.6 km 137 1,152
Melbourne Girls College, Richmond Government Secondary 3.7 km 1,531 1,142
Scotch College, Hawthorn Independent Combined 3.7 km 1,957 1,188
Oakwood School, Caulfield North Government Secondary 4.0 km 622 968
Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank Government Secondary 4.0 km 344 1,141
Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn Independent Primary 4.1 km 92 1,187
Malvern Primary School, Malvern East Government Primary 4.1 km 563 1,163
Bialik College, Hawthorn Independent Combined 4.2 km 987 1,164
Albert Park Primary School, Albert Park Government Primary 4.2 km 430 1,156
Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School, South Melbourne Catholic Primary 4.2 km 369 1,154
Alia College, Hawthorn East Independent Secondary 4.3 km 96 1,130

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Prahran - Windsor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206061136/prahran-windsor/topic/education