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Melbourne - North East · Region (SA4)

Education & Qualifications in Melbourne - North East

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

A rise of 11 percentage points in Year 12 completion since 2011 highlights the growing academic achievement in Melbourne - North East. The area is now much more qualified than most similar regions, with nearly 30% of adults holding a university degree. This shift towards higher education is reflected in both the resident population and the local school system.

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📍 Melbourne - North East, Region (SA4)

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

29.3% ▲ +44.3%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Melbourne - North East — higher than 76% of areas.

Melbourne - North East29.3%
Greater Melbourne 32.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion has climbed to 64.6%, which is well above the national figure of 58.8%. This is much higher than most areas, with a little more than 6 in 10 people across Victoria finishing their final school year.

Completed Year 12

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64.6% ▲ +20.5%

Higher than 77% 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 - North East, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 9 or below is next at 11%.

Year 12 64.6% Year 9 or below 10.7% Year 10 10.1% Year 11 9.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 29.3% of the population, a figure that rose 9 points since 2011. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3% and about the same as the state result.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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29.3% ▲ +44.3%

Higher than 76% 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 - North East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Bachelor degree 29.7% Certificate III / IV 22.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.2% Postgraduate degree 12.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.8% Certificate I / II 1.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.6%, followed by engineering at 13% and society and culture at 12.6%.

Schools

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

Melbourne - North East has 171 schools and 85,930 enrolments, among the largest totals for this level of area. While the average school size is higher than most areas, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.

Average school ICSEA

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1,060

Higher than 75% 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 - North East

171 schools — 85,930 students, average ICSEA 1,060.

By sector: Government 118 · Catholic 37 · Independent 16

By type: Primary 119 · Secondary 31 · Combined 21
Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe Independent Combined — 2,500 1,169
Marymede Catholic College, South Morang Catholic Combined — 2,467 1,069
St Monica's College - Davisson Street, Epping Catholic Secondary — 2,185 1,059
Hazel Glen College, Doreen Government Combined — 2,141 1,023
Parade College, Bundoora Catholic Secondary — 1,968 1,077
Mernda Central P-12 College, Mernda Government Combined — 1,746 1,009
Al Siraat College, Epping Independent Combined — 1,554 1,067
Loyola College, Watsonia Catholic Secondary — 1,443 1,055
Viewbank College, Viewbank Government Secondary — 1,427 1,125
St Helena Secondary College, Eltham North Government Secondary — 1,414 1,065
Edgars Creek Secondary College, Wollert Government Secondary — 1,330 999
Eltham High School, Eltham Government Secondary — 1,326 1,101
Preston High School, Preston Government Secondary — 1,275 1,104
St Francis of Assisi School, Mill Park Catholic Primary — 1,260 1,073
Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg Catholic Secondary — 1,175 1,111
Lalor Secondary College, Lalor Government Secondary — 1,110 964
Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency Government Secondary — 1,085 1,083
Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park Government Secondary — 976 1,023
Epping Secondary College, Epping Government Secondary — 975 956
Laurimar Primary School, Doreen Government Primary — 968 1,027
Wallan Secondary College, Wallan Government Secondary — 948 970
Plenty Valley Christian College, Doreen Independent Combined — 911 1,113
Catholic Ladies' College Ltd, Eltham Catholic Secondary — 901 1,119
Harvest Home Primary School, Epping Government Primary — 885 1,043
Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe Independent Combined — 850 1,181
Mernda Primary School, Mernda Government Primary — 844 1,035
Diamond Valley College, Diamond Creek Government Secondary — 818 1,020
Edgars Creek Primary School, Wollert Government Primary — 812 1,025
Beveridge Primary School, Beveridge Government Primary — 753 1,003
Wallan Primary School, Wallan Government Primary — 753 954
Charles La Trobe P-12 College, Macleod West Government Combined — 741 930
Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park Government Primary — 737 1,064
East Preston Islamic College, Preston Independent Combined — 733 976
Whittlesea Secondary College, Whittlesea Government Secondary — 723 967
Our Lady of the Way Catholic Primary School, Wallan Catholic Primary — 698 1,039
The Lakes South Morang College, South Morang Government Combined — 688 1,004
Epping Views Primary School, Epping Government Primary — 684 1,029
Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough Government Primary — 675 1,103
Preston West Primary School, Preston Government Primary — 670 1,135
Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank Government Primary — 656 1,138
Eltham East Primary School, Eltham Government Primary — 652 1,143
Preston Primary School, Preston Government Primary — 646 1,113
Northside Christian College, Bundoora Independent Combined — 643 1,102
Eltham College, Research Independent Combined — 639 1,139
Yarrambat Primary School, Yarrambat Government Primary — 634 1,052
Reservoir High School, Reservoir Government Secondary — 629 989
Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency Government Primary — 620 1,112
Banyule Primary School, Rosanna Government Primary — 618 1,161
Wollert Primary School, Wollert Government Primary — 601 1,012
Reservoir West Primary School, Reservoir Government Primary — 600 1,068
St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Catholic Parish Primary School, Epping Catholic Primary — 595 1,060
Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough Government Secondary — 591 1,020
Mill Park Heights Primary School, Mill Park Government Primary — 563 1,015
Glowrey Catholic Primary School, Wollert Catholic Primary — 559 1,071
Ivanhoe Primary School, Ivanhoe Government Primary — 557 1,157
Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna Government Primary — 557 1,133
Glen Katherine Primary School, Eltham North Government Primary — 554 1,088
Macleod College, Macleod Government Combined — 545 1,073
Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North Government Primary — 541 1,080
Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora Government Secondary — 540 1,030
Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park Government Primary — 529 1,065
Northern School For Autism, Reservoir Government Combined — 525 1,030
St Mary's School, Greensborough Catholic Primary — 524 1,109
Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough Government Primary — 522 1,104
Donnybrook Primary School, Donnybrook Government Primary — 502 1,036
Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough Government Primary — 499 1,103
Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg Government Primary — 498 1,141
Ashley Park Primary School, Doreen Government Primary — 497 1,037
St Joseph's School, Mernda Catholic Primary — 497 1,094
Wandong Primary School, Wandong Government Primary — 488 1,010
Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East Government Primary — 480 1,155
William Ruthven Secondary College, Reservoir Government Secondary — 478 977
Eltham North Primary School, Eltham North Government Primary — 475 1,127
Diamond Creek East Primary School, Diamond Creek Government Primary — 466 1,066
St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna Catholic Primary — 463 1,127
Thomastown Secondary College, Thomastown Government Secondary — 461 926
St Paul the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Doreen Catholic Primary — 454 1,080
Bell Primary School, Preston Government Primary — 440 1,165
Newlands Primary School, Preston Government Primary — 437 1,146
Concord School, Bundoora Government Combined — 424 1,007
Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency Government Primary — 415 1,117
Lalor Gardens Primary School, Lalor Government Primary — 408 981
Preston South Primary School, Preston Government Primary — 397 1,127
Whittlesea Primary School, Whittlesea Government Primary — 395 977
Holy Trinity Primary School, Eltham North Catholic Primary — 393 1,137
Wollert Secondary College, Wollert Government Secondary — 389 1,005
Meadowglen Primary School, Epping Government Primary — 384 966
St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency Catholic Primary — 382 1,122
St Damian's School, Bundoora Catholic Primary — 378 1,080
Barrawang Primary School, Wollert Government Primary — 375 1,053
Morang South Primary School, South Morang Government Primary — 375 1,027
Mernda Park Primary School, Mernda Government Primary — 369 1,057
Northern College of the Arts and Technology, Preston Government Secondary — 367 1,060
Mernda Hills Christian College, Mernda Independent Combined — 359 1,119
Lalor North Secondary College, Epping Government Secondary — 355 960
St Peter's School, Epping Catholic Primary — 348 1,061
St John's College Preston, Preston Independent Combined — 345 1,066
St John's School, Heidelberg Catholic Primary — 345 1,129
Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna Government Primary — 343 1,098
Thomastown East Primary School, Thomastown Government Primary — 331 1,062
Lalor North Primary School, Lalor Government Primary — 330 998
Epping Primary School, Epping Government Primary — 319 977
St Clare's School, Thomastown Catholic Primary — 319 1,043
St Luke's School, Lalor Catholic Primary — 313 1,049
Reservoir Primary School, Reservoir Government Primary — 312 1,070
Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora Government Primary — 306 1,063
St Catherine's School, Lalor Catholic Primary — 289 1,036
Reservoir Views Primary School, Reservoir Government Primary — 288 1,034
St Raphael's School, Preston West Catholic Primary — 287 1,096
Findon Primary School, Mill Park Government Primary — 278 1,008
Reservoir East Primary School, Reservoir Government Primary — 276 935
St Mary's School, Whittlesea Catholic Primary — 262 1,032
Eltham Primary School, Eltham Government Primary — 253 1,117
Thomastown Meadows Primary School, Thomastown Government Primary — 252 954
St Joseph the Worker School, Reservoir Catholic Primary — 245 1,049
Diamond Creek Primary School, Diamond Creek Government Primary — 235 1,065
Lalor Primary School, Lalor Government Primary — 228 984
St John XXIII Primary School, Thomastown Catholic Primary — 228 1,035
St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough Catholic Primary — 226 1,085
Research Primary School, Research Government Primary — 219 1,092
Lalor East Primary School, Thomastown Government Primary — 213 966
Holy Name School, Reservoir Catholic Primary — 205 1,078
Thomastown West Primary School, Thomastown Government Primary — 204 970
Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill Government Primary — 203 1,090
Kangaroo Ground Primary School, Kangaroo Ground Government Primary — 203 1,085
Upper Plenty Primary School, Upper Plenty Government Primary — 202 987
Preston North East Primary School, East Preston Government Primary — 201 955
St Bernadette's School, Ivanhoe Catholic Primary — 191 1,149
Sacred Heart School, Diamond Creek Catholic Primary — 182 1,080
Thomastown Primary School, Thomastown Government Primary — 176 967
Doreen Primary School, Doreen Government Primary — 167 1,064
Our Lady of the Way School, Kingsbury Catholic Primary — 167 1,079
Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough Government Primary — 159 1,058
St Gabriel's School, Reservoir Catholic Primary — 149 1,060
Panton Hill Primary School, Panton Hill Government Primary — 147 1,070
Wattle Glen Primary School, Wattle Glen Government Primary — 147 1,055
Streeton Primary School, Yallambie Government Primary — 144 1,055
Hurstbridge Primary School, Hurstbridge Government Primary — 141 1,055
William Ruthven Primary School, Reservoir Government Primary — 140 1,002
Kingsbury Primary School, Kingsbury Government Primary — 137 1,027
Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough Government Combined — 136 1,010
Kinglake West Primary School, Kinglake West Government Primary — 130 993
Merriang School, Lalor Government Combined — 129 1,006
Sacred Heart School, Preston Catholic Primary — 117 1,090
Carlo Acutis Catholic Primary School, Wollert Catholic Primary — 111 1,098
Wirrigirri Primary School, Wollert Government Primary — 111 1,062
Norris Bank Primary School, Bundoora Government Primary — 110 992
North-Eastern Montessori School, St Helena Independent Primary — 106 1,143
Mary Immaculate School, Ivanhoe Catholic Primary — 102 1,147
Peter Lalor Secondary College, Lalor Government Secondary — 101 968
Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty Government Primary — 95 1,093
Middle Kinglake Primary School, Kinglake Central Government Primary — 81 1,025
Our Lady Help of Christians School, Eltham Catholic Primary — 79 1,094
Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education - Prace College campus, Reservoir Independent Secondary — 75 946
Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield Government Combined — 73 965
Kinglake Primary School, Kinglake Government Primary — 70 1,007
Y Community School, Epping Independent Secondary — 65 966
Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill Government Primary — 64 1,086
Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia Government Primary — 63 1,027
Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora Independent Combined — 62 1,082
Plenty River College, South Morang Independent Secondary — 62 1,013
Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Reservoir Independent Primary — 53 1,032
St Pius X School, Heidelberg West Catholic Primary — 46 1,056
St Andrews Primary School, St Andrews Government Primary — 40 1,065
Learning Co-Operative School, Cottles Bridge Independent Primary — 31 1,065
Strathewen Primary School, Strathewen Government Primary — 28 1,068
Arthurs Creek Primary School, Arthurs Creek Government Primary — 22 930
Toolangi Primary School, Toolangi Government Primary — 15 999
Christmas Hills Primary School, Christmas Hills Government Primary — 9 1,057
Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg Government Secondary — — —
Yarra Me School, Preston Government Secondary — — —

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 - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/209/melbourne-north-east/topic/education