80.8% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.0%
- 2016: 75.1%
- 2021: 80.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alphington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alphington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Alphington hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas. Over half of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This high level of achievement is seen across the board, from school completion to postgraduate study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge 80.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alphington, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Over half of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the 26.3% national average. This includes 21.2% with postgraduate degrees.
53.8% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 53.8%
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 Alphington, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by society and culture at 16.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score and average size of 711 students, both among the highest for similar areas. There are 49 schools within 3km, with 51% being government run.
3.43
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Higher than 92% 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).
711
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,139
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 Alphington
49 schools — 34,118 students, average ICSEA 1,139.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 14 · Independent 10
By type: Primary 29 · Combined 13 · Secondary 7
| Alphington Grammar School, Alphington | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 679 | 1,150 |
| Alphington Primary School, Alphington | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 365 | 1,173 |
| Mary Immaculate School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 102 | 1,147 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 556 | 1,170 |
| St Anthony's School, Alphington | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 92 | 1,141 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 2,500 | 1,169 |
| Ivanhoe Primary School, Ivanhoe | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 557 | 1,157 |
| St Bernadette's School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 191 | 1,149 |
| Virtual School Victoria, Thornbury | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 6,248 | 1,073 |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 850 | 1,181 |
| Westgarth Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 550 | 1,204 |
| Holy Spirit School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 129 | 1,107 |
| Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 480 | 1,155 |
| Thornbury High School, Thornbury | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,123 | 1,067 |
| St Anne's School, Kew East | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 80 | 1,152 |
| Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 73 | 965 |
| Kew East Primary School, Kew East | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 404 | 1,183 |
| Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 49 | 1,125 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 616 | 1,140 |
| Kew Primary School, Kew | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 512 | 1,151 |
| Penders Grove Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 160 | 1,021 |
| Andale School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 26 | 1,132 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Kew High School, Kew East | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,015 | 1,110 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | — | — |
| Sacred Heart School, Kew | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 191 | 1,169 |
| St Mary's School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 113 | 1,089 |
| Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,577 | 1,180 |
| St Pius X School, Heidelberg West | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 46 | 1,056 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| Ruyton Girls' School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 854 | 1,198 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 345 | 1,129 |
| St Bede's School, Balwyn North | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 264 | 1,133 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Xavier College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,503 | 1,154 |
| Preston South Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 397 | 1,127 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Thornbury Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 308 | 1,093 |
| Genazzano FCJ College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 4.0 km | 680 | 1,127 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Belle Vue Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 126 | 1,122 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Kew | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 2,169 | 1,190 |
| Deepdene Primary School, Deepdene | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 353 | 1,159 |
| Northern College of the Arts and Technology, Preston | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 367 | 1,060 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 2,564 | 1,177 |
Sources
More for Alphington
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alphington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20034/alphington/topic/education