76.5% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Richmond - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Richmond - North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost half of all adults in Richmond - North hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates are much higher than in most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 76.5% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Richmond - North, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, as 47.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or more. This is far above the Victorian average of 29.2% and the Australian figure of 26.3%.
47.4% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Richmond - North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 24.2%, followed by society and culture at 14.3% and health at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools, which is more than about 71% of similar areas. There are 3.93 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas, and 56 schools located within 3km.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.93
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
56
Higher than 90% 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).
1,298
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
260
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 73% 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 Richmond - North
56 schools — 32,509 students, average ICSEA 1,149.
By sector: Government 28 · Independent 19 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 25 · Combined 16 · Secondary 15
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 79 | 1,021 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 476 | 1,049 |
| Yarra Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 249 | 1,134 |
| Trinity Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 213 | 1,065 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 42 | 761 |
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 41 | — |
| Melbourne Girls College, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,531 | 1,142 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 454 | 1,165 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 316 | 1,150 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 357 | 906 |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 62 | 928 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | — | — |
| Rossbourne School, Hawthorn | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 147 | 1,100 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 468 | 1,079 |
| Xavier College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,503 | 1,154 |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 152 | 936 |
| Kamaruka, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 35 | 1,094 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 92 | 1,187 |
| Kew Primary School, Kew | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 512 | 1,151 |
| Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 244 | 1,160 |
| Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,577 | 1,180 |
| Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 49 | 1,125 |
| St Kevin's College, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 2,087 | 1,192 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| St Joseph's School, Hawthorn | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 369 | 1,156 |
| St Catherine's School, Toorak | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 685 | 1,175 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 287 | 1,213 |
| Andale School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 26 | 1,132 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 701 | 943 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 2,169 | 1,190 |
| Sacred Heart School, Kew | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 191 | 1,169 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Ruyton Girls' School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 854 | 1,198 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| South Yarra Primary School, South Yarra | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 435 | 1,152 |
| Scotch College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,957 | 1,188 |
| Toorak Primary School, Toorak | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 439 | 1,141 |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 374 | 1,093 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,195 | 1,186 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 114 | 957 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 2,564 | 1,177 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Richmond - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071518/richmond-north/topic/education