78.3% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 78.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fitzroy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Fitzroy
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Fitzroy hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the country. This high level of university education is mirrored in the school results, where far more people have finished Year 12 compared to the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has climbed to 78.3% since 2011, a figure that is far above both the Victorian and Australian averages. Only 5.5% of residents have a highest school year of Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fitzroy, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 9 or below is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree make up 54.0% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This includes 21.7% who hold postgraduate degrees, and the proportion of degree-holders has risen by 11 points since 2011.
54.0% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 54.0%
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 Fitzroy, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 20.4%, followed by management and commerce at 15.8% and creative arts at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fitzroy has three schools, which is fewer than about 55% of similar areas, though there are 51 schools within a 3km radius. The schools here have a higher average advantage score than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.80
Higher than 65% 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).
962
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
321
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 63% 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 Fitzroy
51 schools — 24,041 students, average ICSEA 1,107.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 11 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 18 · Combined 6
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 0.1 km | 152 | 936 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | — | — |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 62 | 928 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 357 | 906 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 114 | 957 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 701 | 943 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 121 | 820 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 79 | 1,021 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 42 | 761 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 476 | 1,049 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 41 | — |
| Yarra Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 249 | 1,134 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| Trinity Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 213 | 1,065 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Westgarth Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 550 | 1,204 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 316 | 1,150 |
| South Melbourne Primary School, Southbank | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 502 | 1,144 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,046 | 1,181 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fitzroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071142/fitzroy/topic/education