84.5% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Yarra - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in South Yarra - North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive 33 percentage point gap separates South Yarra - North from the national average for university degrees. This area is highly educated, with the vast majority of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher and most residents having finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 84.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Yarra - North, Year 12 is the majority at 92%; Year 11 is next at 4%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, as 59.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the figures for Victoria (29.2%) and Australia (26.3%), with 21.7% holding a postgraduate degree.
59.0% —
Higher than 99% 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 South Yarra - North, Bachelor degree is the majority at 51%; Postgraduate degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 27.3%, followed by society and culture at 13.7% and health at 9.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the most advantaged in the region. There are four schools in the area with a total of 2,951 enrolments, and there are 51 schools within a 3km radius.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.83
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
51
Higher than 88% 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).
2,951
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
738
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,170
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 - North
51 schools — 30,863 students, average ICSEA 1,148.
By sector: Government 24 · Independent 17 · Catholic 10
By type: Primary 20 · Combined 16 · Secondary 15
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 0.1 km | 468 | 1,079 |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Kamaruka, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 35 | 1,094 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 316 | 1,150 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 287 | 1,213 |
| South Yarra Primary School, South Yarra | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 435 | 1,152 |
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 41 | — |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 42 | 761 |
| Toorak Primary School, Toorak | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 439 | 1,141 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 564 | 1,080 |
| Wesley College, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 3,181 | 1,172 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 476 | 1,049 |
| Victorian College For The Deaf, Melbourne | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 61 | 978 |
| Melbourne Girls College, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,531 | 1,142 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 79 | 1,021 |
| MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,195 | 1,186 |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,220 | 1,167 |
| St Catherine's School, Toorak | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 685 | 1,175 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 162 | 1,142 |
| Trinity Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 213 | 1,065 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Yarra Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 249 | 1,134 |
| St Kevin's College, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 2,087 | 1,192 |
| Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 454 | 1,165 |
| Youth2Industry College, South Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 254 | 1,156 |
| 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 |
| St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,143 | 1,180 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 592 | 1,165 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 169 | 1,053 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Rossbourne School, Hawthorn | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 147 | 1,100 |
| St Kilda Park Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 314 | 1,142 |
| South Melbourne Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 402 | 1,105 |
| Scotch College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,957 | 1,188 |
| Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 935 | 1,199 |
| Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 92 | 1,187 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 357 | 906 |
| St Joseph's School, Hawthorn | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 369 | 1,156 |
| Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 244 | 1,160 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School, South Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 369 | 1,154 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Middle Park Primary School, Middle Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 393 | 1,150 |
| Xavier College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,503 | 1,154 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 701 | 943 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Yarra - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206061515/south-yarra-north/topic/education