83.8% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 77.3%
- 2021: 83.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brunswick East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brunswick East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Brunswick East hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most highly educated in the region, with a strong focus on university-level achievement across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 83.8% of people completing 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 Brunswick East, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 9 or below is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A huge 58.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the same figure for Victoria and Australia. Postgraduate degrees are also common, held by 22.8% of residents.
58.2% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 58.2%
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 Brunswick East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 19.5%, followed by management and commerce at 16% and creative arts at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have some of the highest advantage scores in the region and are larger than most. While there are 62 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
2.40
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
62
Higher than 94% 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).
464
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,120
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brunswick East
62 schools — 27,848 students, average ICSEA 1,120.
By sector: Government 40 · Catholic 17 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 43 · Secondary 13 · Combined 6
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| Thornbury Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 308 | 1,093 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| St Bernard's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 152 | 1,121 |
| St Mary's School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 113 | 1,089 |
| Bell Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 440 | 1,165 |
| Westgarth Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 550 | 1,204 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 616 | 1,140 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 72 | 989 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 67 | 1,028 |
| St John's College Preston, Preston | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 345 | 1,066 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| Coburg High School, Coburg | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,265 | 1,099 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 346 | 1,113 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 114 | 957 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | — | — |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 200 | 1,097 |
| Holy Spirit School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 129 | 1,107 |
| Preston South Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 397 | 1,127 |
| Sacred Heart School, Preston | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 117 | 1,090 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Penders Grove Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 160 | 1,021 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | — | — |
| Coburg West Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 370 | 1,147 |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 62 | 928 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 152 | 936 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Preston West Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 670 | 1,135 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 556 | 1,170 |
| Preston High School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,275 | 1,104 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| St Raphael's School, Preston West | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 287 | 1,096 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 673 | 1,127 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brunswick East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20362/brunswick-east/topic/education