79.1% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 79.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Collingwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Collingwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly educated residents define Collingwood, where over half of all adults hold a university degree. This creates a professional profile that sits far above both the state and national figures. A strong focus on higher learning is evident, with 79.1% of people completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing secondary school is common here, with 79.1% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Collingwood, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 9 or below is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very high in Collingwood, where 54% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% national figure, with 20.3% of the population holding postgraduate degrees.
54.0% ▲ +49.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 54.0%
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 Collingwood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.6%, followed by society and culture at 17.4% and creative arts at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most, with an average size of 493 students and a high advantage score. There are 50 schools within 3km, 60% of which are government run.
4.45
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
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).
493
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,108
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Collingwood
50 schools — 24,157 students, average ICSEA 1,108.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 11 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 18 · Combined 6
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 62 | 928 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 0.3 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 0.3 km | — | — |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 357 | 906 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 152 | 936 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 114 | 957 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 701 | 943 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 79 | 1,021 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 476 | 1,049 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Yarra Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 249 | 1,134 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 42 | 761 |
| Trinity Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 213 | 1,065 |
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 41 | — |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 121 | 820 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Westgarth Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 550 | 1,204 |
| Melbourne Girls College, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,531 | 1,142 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 316 | 1,150 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 454 | 1,165 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| St Anthony's School, Alphington | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 92 | 1,141 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 468 | 1,079 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Collingwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20616/collingwood/topic/education