82.4% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 75.3%
- 2016: 76.0%
- 2021: 82.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clifton Hill - Alphington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Clifton Hill - Alphington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 60% of adults in Clifton Hill - Alphington hold a university degree, making it one of the most highly educated areas in the region. This high level of schooling is reflected in the local schools, which have some of the highest advantage scores in the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge majority of residents have finished their secondary education, with 82.4% completing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and has risen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clifton Hill - Alphington, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 11 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, as 59.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian average of 29.2% and reflects a steady increase from a decade ago.
59.7% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 59.7%
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 Clifton Hill - Alphington, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are society and culture at 19.5%, followed by management and commerce at 17.5% and health at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 4 schools in the area, which is more than about 59% of similar places. These schools are larger than most, with an average of 499 students and a high advantage score.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.66
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
82
Higher than 99% 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).
1,996
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
499
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,169
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 Clifton Hill - Alphington
82 schools — 47,500 students, average ICSEA 1,121.
By sector: Government 44 · Catholic 20 · Independent 18
By type: Primary 45 · Secondary 20 · Combined 17
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| St Anthony's School, Alphington | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 92 | 1,141 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 556 | 1,170 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| Alphington Primary School, Alphington | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 365 | 1,173 |
| Westgarth Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 550 | 1,204 |
| Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 49 | 1,125 |
| Kew Primary School, Kew | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 512 | 1,151 |
| Alphington Grammar School, Alphington | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 679 | 1,150 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Andale School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 26 | 1,132 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| Yarra Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 249 | 1,134 |
| Sacred Heart School, Kew | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 191 | 1,169 |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 62 | 928 |
| Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,577 | 1,180 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Trinity Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 213 | 1,065 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Xavier College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,503 | 1,154 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| Mary Immaculate School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 102 | 1,147 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 79 | 1,021 |
| Ruyton Girls' School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 854 | 1,198 |
| Kew East Primary School, Kew East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 404 | 1,183 |
| St Anne's School, Kew East | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 80 | 1,152 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 476 | 1,049 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 454 | 1,165 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 357 | 906 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 2,500 | 1,169 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 2,169 | 1,190 |
| Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 616 | 1,140 |
| Virtual School Victoria, Thornbury | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 6,248 | 1,073 |
| Holy Spirit School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 129 | 1,107 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 152 | 936 |
| Melbourne Girls College, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,531 | 1,142 |
| St Bernadette's School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 191 | 1,149 |
| Ivanhoe Primary School, Ivanhoe | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 557 | 1,157 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Rossbourne School, Hawthorn | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 147 | 1,100 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 42 | 761 |
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 41 | — |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 850 | 1,181 |
| Thornbury High School, Thornbury | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,123 | 1,067 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 2,564 | 1,177 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 244 | 1,160 |
| St Mary's School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 113 | 1,089 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 114 | 957 |
| Kew High School, Kew East | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,015 | 1,110 |
| Genazzano FCJ College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 680 | 1,127 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 374 | 1,093 |
| Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 92 | 1,187 |
| St Joseph's School, Hawthorn | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 369 | 1,156 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 480 | 1,155 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 73 | 965 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Deepdene Primary School, Deepdene | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 353 | 1,159 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 701 | 943 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| St Bede's School, Balwyn North | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 264 | 1,133 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 5.5 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 5.5 km | 121 | 820 |
| Belle Vue Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 126 | 1,122 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clifton Hill - Alphington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071145/clifton-hill-alphington/topic/education