54.0% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Melville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Melville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of adults in Melville hold university degrees compared to the state average, though school completion rates are lower. This creates a distinct profile where 42% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 54%, which is well below the New South Wales and national averages. This is a higher rate than most similar areas, though 22% of residents only reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Melville, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a highly qualified adult population, with 28.6% holding a postgraduate degree and 22.9% with a bachelor degree. These figures are far above the state and national averages.
42.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 42.0%
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 Melville, the largest group is Postgraduate degree at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Melville are concentrated in two main areas, with Engineering and Health both accounting for 31.4% of degrees, followed by Management and Commerce at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest of their kind, though they have a much lower average advantage score than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality 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).
1,206
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
927
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Melville
2 schools — 2,412 students, average ICSEA 927.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Rutherford Public School, Rutherford | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 1,007 | 933 |
| Rutherford Technology High School, Rutherford | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,405 | 922 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12575/melville/topic/education