82.2% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 76.9%
- 2021: 82.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Abbotsford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Abbotsford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Abbotsford hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected in the school results, where 82.2% of residents have completed Year 12. These figures have both climbed significantly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the Victorian figure, with 82.2% of residents finishing school. This represents a 15 point rise since 2011, leaving the area far ahead of the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Abbotsford, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 11 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 57% of adults, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of qualification has grown by 17 points over the last decade.
57.0% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 57.0%
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 Abbotsford, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.6%, followed by society and culture at 16.3% and creative arts at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools in the area, which is smaller than about 71% of similar areas. While total enrolments are among the smallest at 307, there are 63 schools within a 3km radius.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.71
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
63
Higher than 92% 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).
307
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
154
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,142
Higher than 94% 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 Abbotsford
63 schools — 36,274 students, average ICSEA 1,149.
By sector: Government 32 · Independent 18 · Catholic 13
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 16 · Combined 15
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Yarra Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 249 | 1,134 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| Trinity Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 213 | 1,065 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 79 | 1,021 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 476 | 1,049 |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 62 | 928 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | — | — |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 357 | 906 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 42 | 761 |
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 41 | — |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 152 | 936 |
| Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 454 | 1,165 |
| Melbourne Girls College, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,531 | 1,142 |
| Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 49 | 1,125 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Kew Primary School, Kew | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 512 | 1,151 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Xavier College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,503 | 1,154 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Andale School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 26 | 1,132 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 316 | 1,150 |
| Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,577 | 1,180 |
| Rossbourne School, Hawthorn | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 147 | 1,100 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Sacred Heart School, Kew | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 191 | 1,169 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| St Anthony's School, Alphington | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 92 | 1,141 |
| Westgarth Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 550 | 1,204 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 701 | 943 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 114 | 957 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Ruyton Girls' School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 854 | 1,198 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 556 | 1,170 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 2,169 | 1,190 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 244 | 1,160 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 92 | 1,187 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 468 | 1,079 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| St Joseph's School, Hawthorn | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 369 | 1,156 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 374 | 1,093 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| St Kevin's College, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 4.0 km | 2,087 | 1,192 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 2,564 | 1,177 |
| St Catherine's School, Toorak | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 685 | 1,175 |
| Scotch College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,957 | 1,188 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Abbotsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071139/abbotsford/topic/education