77.3% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.7%
- 2016: 71.2%
- 2021: 77.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Albert Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Albert Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become a defining feature of Albert Park since 2011. Half of all adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that sits far above the national average. This trend toward high academic achievement is seen across the board, from school completion rates to advanced university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 77.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Albert Park, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 11 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified in the region, with 50% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national average of 26.3%, with postgraduate degrees held by 21.7% of residents.
50.0% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 50.0%
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 Albert Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in management and commerce are the most common at 27.9%, followed by society and culture at 16.4% and health at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most, with an average size of 562 students. There are 38 schools within 3km, and the average school advantage score is among the highest at this level.
3.02
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 90% 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).
562
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,149
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Albert Park
38 schools — 21,341 students, average ICSEA 1,149.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 13 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 12 · Secondary 11
| Middle Park Primary School, Middle Park | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 393 | 1,150 |
| South Melbourne Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 402 | 1,105 |
| Albert Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 430 | 1,156 |
| Youth2Industry College, South Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School, South Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 369 | 1,154 |
| Albert Park College, Albert Park | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,657 | 1,127 |
| MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,195 | 1,186 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Wesley College, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 3,181 | 1,172 |
| Port Phillip Specialist School, Port Melbourne | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 99 | 1,082 |
| South Melbourne Primary School, Southbank | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 502 | 1,144 |
| Montague School, South Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 16 | 983 |
| Victorian College For The Deaf, Melbourne | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 61 | 978 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| St Kilda Park Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 314 | 1,142 |
| South Yarra Primary School, South Yarra | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 435 | 1,152 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 287 | 1,213 |
| Port Melbourne Primary School, Port Melbourne | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 697 | 1,134 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 564 | 1,080 |
| Port Melbourne Secondary College, Port Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 416 | 1,101 |
| St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,143 | 1,180 |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 169 | 1,053 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 468 | 1,079 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Kamaruka, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 35 | 1,094 |
| St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 440 | 1,093 |
| St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 437 | 1,126 |
| St Mary's School, St Kilda East | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 135 | 1,111 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 149 | 1,112 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 316 | 1,150 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Yeshivah College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 362 | 1,073 |
| Toorak Primary School, Toorak | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 439 | 1,141 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 162 | 1,142 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 489 | 1,086 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 592 | 1,165 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Albert Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20018/albert-park/topic/education