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Melbourne - Inner · Region (SA4)

Education & Qualifications in Melbourne - Inner

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Over half of adults in Melbourne - Inner hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as one of the most highly qualified areas in the country. This high level of education is matched by strong school completion rates, with nearly 80% of residents finishing Year 12.

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📍 Melbourne - Inner, Region (SA4)

Where Melbourne - Inner sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

51.4% ▲ +27.1%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Melbourne - Inner — higher than 99% of areas.

Melbourne - Inner51.4%
Greater Melbourne 32.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 79.4% of people finishing their secondary schooling. This represents a climb of 8.7 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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79.4% ▲ +12.2%

Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Melbourne - Inner, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 11 is next at 5%.

Year 12 79.4% Year 11 5.1% Year 9 or below 4.8% Year 10 4.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The typical adult here is highly qualified, with 51.4% holding a university degree. This is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia and has risen 11 percentage points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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51.4% ▲ +27.1%

Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Melbourne - Inner, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).

Bachelor degree 41.6% Postgraduate degree 20.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.3% Certificate III / IV 9.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.6% Certificate I / II 0.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 21.6%, followed by society and culture at 15.5%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has 147 schools serving 78,819 students, which is more than most similar areas. These schools are generally larger than average and have a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.

Average school ICSEA

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1,118

Higher than 91% of region (sa4) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Melbourne - Inner

147 schools — 78,819 students, average ICSEA 1,118.

By sector: Government 88 · Catholic 36 · Independent 23

By type: Primary 81 · Secondary 40 · Combined 26
Virtual School Victoria, Thornbury Government Combined — 6,248 1,073
Wesley College, Melbourne Independent Combined — 3,181 1,172
Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg Independent Combined — 2,215 1,071
St Kevin's College, Toorak Catholic Combined — 2,087 1,192
University High School, Parkville Government Secondary — 1,983 1,117
Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne Independent Combined — 1,905 1,177
Northcote High School, Northcote Government Secondary — 1,668 1,153
Albert Park College, Albert Park Government Secondary — 1,657 1,127
Melbourne Girls College, Richmond Government Secondary — 1,531 1,142
Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne Catholic Secondary — 1,524 935
Melbourne High School, South Yarra Government Secondary — 1,402 1,195
Coburg High School, Coburg Government Secondary — 1,265 1,099
Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak Catholic Combined — 1,220 1,167
MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne Government Secondary — 1,195 1,186
St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda Independent Combined — 1,143 1,180
Thornbury High School, Thornbury Government Secondary — 1,123 1,067
Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick Government Secondary — 1,074 1,119
St Columba's College, Essendon Catholic Secondary — 1,047 1,107
Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra Independent Combined — 1,046 1,181
Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale Independent Combined — 935 1,199
Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South Catholic Combined — 927 982
North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne Government Primary — 910 1,136
Buckley Park College, Essendon Government Secondary — 888 1,088
Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill Government Secondary — 862 1,152
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon Independent Combined — 859 1,161
Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington Government Secondary — 827 1,069
Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie Catholic Secondary — 826 1,082
Elwood College, Elwood Government Secondary — 804 1,096
Santa Maria College, Northcote Catholic Secondary — 779 1,110
Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne Independent Secondary — 701 943
Port Melbourne Primary School, Port Melbourne Government Primary — 697 1,134
Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill Government Primary — 691 1,186
Collingwood College, Collingwood Government Combined — 691 1,022
St Catherine's School, Toorak Independent Combined — 685 1,175
Alphington Grammar School, Alphington Independent Combined — 679 1,150
St Aloysius College, North Melbourne Catholic Secondary — 673 1,127
Essendon North Primary School, Essendon North Government Primary — 629 1,116
Elwood Primary School, Elwood Government Primary — 618 1,131
Docklands Primary School, Docklands Government Primary — 616 1,133
Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury Government Primary — 616 1,140
Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy Catholic Secondary — 612 1,079
The King David School, Armadale Independent Combined — 592 1,165
Prahran High School, Windsor Government Secondary — 564 1,080
Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield Government Primary — 556 1,170
Westgarth Primary School, Northcote Government Primary — 550 1,204
St Therese's School, Essendon Catholic Primary — 529 1,116
St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds Catholic Primary — 512 1,129
Coburg North Primary School, Coburg Government Primary — 509 1,128
South Melbourne Primary School, Southbank Government Primary — 502 1,144
Richmond High School, Richmond Government Secondary — 476 1,049
Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra Government Secondary — 468 1,079
Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North Government Primary — 442 1,186
Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West Government Primary — 441 1,151
St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East Catholic Secondary — 440 1,093
Toorak Primary School, Toorak Government Primary — 439 1,141
St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda Government Primary — 437 1,126
Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton Government Primary — 435 1,133
South Yarra Primary School, South Yarra Government Primary — 435 1,152
Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North Government Secondary — 431 1,086
Albert Park Primary School, Albert Park Government Primary — 430 1,156
Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West Government Primary — 430 1,168
Kensington Primary School, Kensington Government Primary — 427 1,153
Port Melbourne Secondary College, Port Melbourne Government Secondary — 416 1,101
South Melbourne Park Primary School, Albert Park Government Primary — 402 1,105
Middle Park Primary School, Middle Park Government Primary — 393 1,150
Essendon Primary School, Essendon Government Primary — 387 1,137
Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West Government Primary — 375 1,140
Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon Government Primary — 374 1,108
St Mary's School, Ascot Vale Catholic Primary — 374 1,144
Coburg West Primary School, Coburg Government Primary — 370 1,147
Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School, South Melbourne Catholic Primary — 369 1,154
Alphington Primary School, Alphington Government Primary — 365 1,173
Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie Catholic Primary — 364 1,111
Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North Government Primary — 363 1,150
Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne Catholic Secondary — 359 1,053
Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood Government Combined — 357 906
Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg Government Primary — 350 1,112
Coburg Primary School, Coburg Government Primary — 346 1,113
Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank Government Secondary — 344 1,141
Flemington Primary School, Flemington Government Primary — 328 1,140
Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North Government Primary — 327 1,147
Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East Government Primary — 317 1,171
Richmond Primary School, Richmond Government Primary — 316 1,150
St Kilda Park Primary School, St Kilda Government Primary — 314 1,142
Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South Government Primary — 308 1,108
Thornbury Primary School, Thornbury Government Primary — 308 1,093
Northcote Primary School, Northcote Government Primary — 303 1,166
Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North Government Primary — 297 1,148
Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds Government Primary — 290 1,145
Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds Government Primary — 289 1,136
Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra Independent Primary — 287 1,213
Richmond West Primary School, Richmond Government Primary — 281 1,075
Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East Government Primary — 279 1,162
Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale Government Primary — 278 1,029
Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale Government Primary — 265 1,140
Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill Government Primary — 261 1,170
Armadale Primary School, Armadale Government Primary — 254 1,156
St Fidelis' School, Moreland Catholic Primary — 251 1,119
Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East Catholic Primary — 249 1,124
Yarra Primary School, Richmond Government Primary — 249 1,134
Holy Rosary School, Kensington Catholic Primary — 242 1,149
St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne Catholic Primary — 236 1,098
Trinity Catholic School, Richmond Catholic Primary — 213 1,065
St Paul's School, Coburg Catholic Primary — 200 1,097
Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy Government Primary — 198 1,028
St Joseph's School, Northcote Catholic Primary — 190 1,110
St Joseph's School, Brunswick West Catholic Primary — 186 1,124
Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda Independent Combined — 169 1,053
Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford Government Primary — 168 1,143
Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North Independent Primary — 165 1,186
Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran Catholic Primary — 162 1,142
Penders Grove Primary School, Thornbury Government Primary — 160 1,021
Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy Catholic Primary — 152 936
St Bernard's School, Coburg Catholic Primary — 152 1,121
Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood Independent Combined — 149 1,112
Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford Independent Combined — 139 1,140
St Columba's School, Elwood Catholic Primary — 137 1,152
St Mary's School, St Kilda East Catholic Primary — 135 1,111
Croxton School, Northcote Government Combined — 130 1,008
Holy Spirit School, Thornbury Catholic Primary — 129 1,107
Windsor Primary School, Windsor Government Primary — 125 1,049
River Nile School, North Melbourne Independent Secondary — 121 820
Carlton Primary School, Carlton Government Primary — 114 957
St Mary's School, Thornbury Catholic Primary — 113 1,089
Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington Government Primary — 109 903
Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick Government Secondary — 107 1,037
Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale Government Combined — 103 1,021
Ozford College, Melbourne Independent Secondary — 101 1,008
Port Phillip Specialist School, Port Melbourne Government Combined — 99 1,082
Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North Independent Primary — 98 1,221
Kensington Community High School, Kensington Government Secondary — 95 1,008
St Anthony's School, Alphington Catholic Primary — 92 1,141
St Brendan's School, Flemington Catholic Primary — 82 993
Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond Government Secondary — 79 1,021
Islamic College of Sport, Coburg Independent Secondary — 72 989
Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg Government Combined — 67 1,028
St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North Catholic Primary — 66 1,103
Youth2Industry College, South Melbourne Independent Secondary — 64 1,033
St Joseph's School, Collingwood Catholic Primary — 62 928
Victorian College For The Deaf, Melbourne Government Combined — 61 978
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond Independent Secondary — 42 761
Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond Catholic Secondary — 41 —
Kamaruka, South Yarra Independent Combined — 35 1,094
Montague School, South Melbourne Government Secondary — 16 983
Parkville College, Parkville Government Secondary — — —
Travancore School, Travancore Government Secondary — — —
Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood Government Combined — — —

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Melbourne - Inner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/206/melbourne-inner/topic/education