85.8% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 80.7%
- 2016: 81.3%
- 2021: 85.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carlton North - Princes Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Carlton North - Princes Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Among the highest for education in the region, Carlton North - Princes Hill is an area of very high achievement. Over 60% of adults hold a university degree, and school completion rates are far above the national figure. This high level of qualification is reflected in the local schools, which have some of the highest advantage scores among similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 85.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen in Victoria and has risen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carlton North - Princes Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 11 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common, as 61.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and has grown by 8.5 percentage points over the last decade.
61.7% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 61.7%
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 Carlton North - Princes Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (9%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 22.7%, followed by management and commerce at 15.1% and creative arts at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The three local schools are all government-run and larger than typical schools in similar areas. While there are only three schools in the area, there are 60 schools within 3km, among the largest number of nearby options for residents.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.33
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
60
Higher than 91% 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).
1,486
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
495
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,150
Higher than 96% 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 Carlton North - Princes Hill
60 schools — 24,367 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 40 · Catholic 14 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 18 · Combined 6
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 114 | 957 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 152 | 936 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | — | — |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 62 | 928 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | — | — |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 121 | 820 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 701 | 943 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 357 | 906 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 109 | 903 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| Travancore School, Travancore | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | — | — |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Flemington Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 328 | 1,140 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 827 | 1,069 |
| St Brendan's School, Flemington | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 82 | 993 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| Westgarth Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 550 | 1,204 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 242 | 1,149 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 427 | 1,153 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Kensington Community High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 95 | 1,008 |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 281 | 1,075 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carlton North - Princes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071140/carlton-north-princes-hill/topic/education