83.9% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.8%
- 2016: 76.9%
- 2021: 83.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clifton Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clifton Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap in higher education separates Clifton Hill from the rest of the country, where 62.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%. It is an area of high academic achievement, with a large majority of residents having completed their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 83.9% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clifton Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 43.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree and another 26.9% with a postgraduate degree. These figures are far above both state and national levels.
62.9% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 62.9%
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 Clifton Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (29%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (9%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Clifton Hill are most commonly in society and culture at 20.8%, followed by management and commerce at 17.1% and health at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,099, which is among the highest for similar areas. While there are 52 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
1.91
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
52
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).
399
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,099
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clifton Hill
52 schools — 20,359 students, average ICSEA 1,099.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 12 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 15 · Combined 6
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 62 | 928 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | — | — |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Westgarth Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 550 | 1,204 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 152 | 936 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 357 | 906 |
| St Anthony's School, Alphington | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 92 | 1,141 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 556 | 1,170 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 114 | 957 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Yarra Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 249 | 1,134 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 79 | 1,021 |
| Trinity Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 213 | 1,065 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 476 | 1,049 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| Alphington Primary School, Alphington | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 365 | 1,173 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 701 | 943 |
| Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 616 | 1,140 |
| Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 49 | 1,125 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 42 | 761 |
| Kew Primary School, Kew | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 512 | 1,151 |
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 41 | — |
| Alphington Grammar School, Alphington | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 679 | 1,150 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Holy Spirit School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 129 | 1,107 |
| St Mary's School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 113 | 1,089 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 121 | 820 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clifton Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20574/clifton-hill/topic/education