82.3% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 74.8%
- 2016: 76.3%
- 2021: 82.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fitzroy North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Fitzroy North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 60% of adults in Fitzroy North hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the most highly qualified areas in the country. High school completion rates have also climbed steadily, with 82.3% of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above both the state and national figures, sitting at 82.3%. This rate has risen by 7.5 percentage points since 2011, placing the area among the highest for school completion.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fitzroy North, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 9 or below is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree or higher make up 59.3% of the population, a figure far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This proportion rose by 9.7 percentage points over the last decade.
59.3% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 59.3%
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 North, 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 21.5%, followed by management and commerce at 15.8% and creative arts at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fitzroy North has five schools, which is more than most similar areas, and a high school advantage score that is among the highest. Most of these are primary schools, and 60% are government-run.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.19
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
54
Higher than 89% 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).
1,499
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
300
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,151
Higher than 97% 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 North
54 schools — 22,742 students, average ICSEA 1,102.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 15 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 15 · Combined 5
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 0.6 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 0.8 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | — | — |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 62 | 928 |
| Westgarth Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 550 | 1,204 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 114 | 957 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 152 | 936 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 357 | 906 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 701 | 943 |
| St Anthony's School, Alphington | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 92 | 1,141 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 556 | 1,170 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 616 | 1,140 |
| Thornbury Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 308 | 1,093 |
| St Mary's School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 113 | 1,089 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 121 | 820 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| Holy Spirit School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 129 | 1,107 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 79 | 1,021 |
| Bell Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 440 | 1,165 |
| St Bernard's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 152 | 1,121 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fitzroy North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071143/fitzroy-north/topic/education