81.1% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 74.8%
- 2021: 81.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarra · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Yarra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Yarra hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the country. This high level of education is reflected in the school results, where 81.1% of residents have completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure of 58.8%, and this rate has risen by 8.9 points since 2011. Very few people in the area left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarra, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 9 or below is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is far above the Victorian average of 29.2%. This figure has grown by 11 points over the last decade, with postgraduate degrees held by 20.6% of residents.
56.1% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 56.1%
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 Yarra, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce (20.1%) and society and culture (18.2%) being the most common areas of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yarra has a high number of schools per child and an average school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. There are 30 schools in total, and two-thirds are government-run.
30
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.10
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10,588
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
365
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,114
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yarra
30 schools — 10,588 students, average ICSEA 1,114.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 5 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| Melbourne Girls College, Richmond | Government | Secondary | — | 1,531 | 1,142 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | — | 862 | 1,152 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | — | 691 | 1,186 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | — | 691 | 1,022 |
| Alphington Grammar School, Alphington | Independent | Combined | — | 679 | 1,150 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | — | 612 | 1,079 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | — | 476 | 1,049 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | — | 442 | 1,186 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | — | 431 | 1,086 |
| Alphington Primary School, Alphington | Government | Primary | — | 365 | 1,173 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | — | 363 | 1,150 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | — | 357 | 906 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | — | 327 | 1,147 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | — | 316 | 1,150 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | — | 297 | 1,148 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | — | 281 | 1,075 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | — | 261 | 1,170 |
| Yarra Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | — | 249 | 1,134 |
| Trinity Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | — | 213 | 1,065 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | — | 198 | 1,028 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | — | 168 | 1,143 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | — | 165 | 1,186 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | — | 152 | 936 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | — | 139 | 1,140 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | — | 98 | 1,221 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | — | 79 | 1,021 |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | — | 62 | 928 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | — | 42 | 761 |
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | — | 41 | — |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | — | — | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20607/yarra/topic/education