87.1% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.5%
- 2016: 81.7%
- 2021: 87.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carlton North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carlton North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Carlton North hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas. This is a highly educated community where 62.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are among the highest at this level, with 87.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carlton North, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 11 is next at 4%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High academic achievement is common here, as 62.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%, with nearly a quarter of adults holding a postgraduate degree.
62.8% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 62.8%
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 Carlton North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (9%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in society and culture, at 22.3%, followed by management and commerce at 15.5% and creative arts at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score among the highest at this level, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. There are 60 schools within 3km, and most are government primary schools.
1.57
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
60
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).
427
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,101
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carlton North
60 schools — 24,367 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 40 · Catholic 14 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 18 · Combined 6
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 114 | 957 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 152 | 936 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | — | — |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 62 | 928 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | — | — |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 121 | 820 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 701 | 943 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 357 | 906 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 109 | 903 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| Travancore School, Travancore | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | — | — |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Flemington Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 328 | 1,140 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 827 | 1,069 |
| St Brendan's School, Flemington | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 82 | 993 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| Westgarth Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 550 | 1,204 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 242 | 1,149 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 427 | 1,153 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Kensington Community High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 95 | 1,008 |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 290 | 1,145 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carlton North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20496/carlton-north/topic/education