82.1% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 75.5%
- 2016: 78.1%
- 2021: 82.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Caulfield - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Caulfield - North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of people in Caulfield - North have completed high school and university compared to the rest of the state. Over half of all adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, and 82.1% of residents have finished Year 12. These figures highlight a highly educated population that has grown even more qualified since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the highest for similar areas, with 82.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 23 points above the national figure and has risen by 6.6 points over the last decade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Caulfield - North, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 11 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
More than half of adults here have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Victorian average of 29.2%. This figure rose 9.1 points since 2011, with 18.9% of the population holding a postgraduate degree.
50.6% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 50.6%
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 Caulfield - North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.5%, followed by society and culture at 17% and health at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7 schools in the area, which is more than 87% of similar places, serving 6,703 students. The schools here have a much higher average advantage score than most other areas.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.77
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
68
Higher than 94% 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).
6,703
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
958
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,124
Higher than 90% 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 Caulfield - North
68 schools — 40,514 students, average ICSEA 1,145.
By sector: Government 31 · Independent 21 · Catholic 16
By type: Primary 34 · Combined 23 · Secondary 11
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| Oakwood School, Caulfield North | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 622 | 968 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 256 | 1,141 |
| Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 3,555 | 1,157 |
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 382 | 932 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| St Joseph's School, Malvern | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 183 | 1,156 |
| St Joseph's School, Elsternwick | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 347 | 1,164 |
| De La Salle College, Malvern | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 890 | 1,131 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 489 | 1,086 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 592 | 1,165 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Malvern Central School, Malvern | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 529 | 1,163 |
| Yeshivah College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 362 | 1,073 |
| Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 96 | 1,168 |
| Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 935 | 1,199 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 254 | 1,156 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| St Mary's School, Malvern East | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 192 | 1,158 |
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 559 | 1,123 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 162 | 1,142 |
| Lloyd Street Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 385 | 1,180 |
| St Mary's School, St Kilda East | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 135 | 1,111 |
| St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 440 | 1,093 |
| Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 659 | 1,171 |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,220 | 1,167 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 774 | 1,183 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 463 | 1,147 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| St Roch's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 125 | 1,166 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 169 | 1,053 |
| The Currajong School, Malvern East | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 41 | 1,089 |
| St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 437 | 1,126 |
| St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,143 | 1,180 |
| Elwood Primary School, Elwood | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 618 | 1,131 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Toorak Primary School, Toorak | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 439 | 1,141 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 189 | 932 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 149 | 1,112 |
| Elwood College, Elwood | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 804 | 1,096 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 564 | 1,080 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| Alia College, Hawthorn East | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 96 | 1,130 |
| St Columba's School, Elwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 137 | 1,152 |
| St Catherine's School, Toorak | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 685 | 1,175 |
| Glen Iris Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 408 | 1,174 |
| St Kevin's College, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 4.3 km | 2,087 | 1,192 |
| Solway Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 337 | 1,161 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 555 | 1,161 |
| St Kilda Park Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 314 | 1,142 |
| Victorian College For The Deaf, Melbourne | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 61 | 978 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Wesley College, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 3,181 | 1,172 |
| Kamaruka, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 35 | 1,094 |
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 468 | 1,079 |
| Malvern Valley Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 258 | 1,114 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caulfield - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021177/caulfield-north/topic/education