81.9% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.2%
- 2016: 76.5%
- 2021: 81.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Melbourne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
East Melbourne is among the most highly educated areas in the country, with 60.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This far exceeds the national figure of 26.3%. The community is defined by a strong academic profile across all levels of schooling and professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the state and national figures, with 81.9% of residents completing Year 12. This is 23 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Melbourne, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A very high proportion of adults hold university degrees, with 43.1% having a bachelor degree and 23.7% holding a postgraduate qualification. This standing is among the highest for this level.
60.8% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 60.8%
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 East Melbourne, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 23.0%, followed by society and culture at 18.9% and health at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has access to one of the largest networks of schools within 3km, with 53 options. These schools are typically larger than those in most other areas, with an average size of 541 students.
53
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).
541
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,118
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 East Melbourne
53 schools — 28,142 students, average ICSEA 1,118.
By sector: Government 32 · Independent 12 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 20 · Combined 8
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 357 | 906 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 701 | 943 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 42 | 761 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 152 | 936 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 41 | — |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 62 | 928 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | — | — |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 79 | 1,021 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 476 | 1,049 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Yarra Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 249 | 1,134 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 316 | 1,150 |
| Trinity Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 213 | 1,065 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 114 | 957 |
| MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,195 | 1,186 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 121 | 820 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 468 | 1,079 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 287 | 1,213 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| Youth2Industry College, South Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| Kamaruka, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 35 | 1,094 |
| South Melbourne Primary School, Southbank | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 502 | 1,144 |
| South Yarra Primary School, South Yarra | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 435 | 1,152 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Melbourne Girls College, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,531 | 1,142 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| South Melbourne Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 402 | 1,105 |
| Montague School, South Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 16 | 983 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 454 | 1,165 |
| Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School, South Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 369 | 1,154 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| Wesley College, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 3,181 | 1,172 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 327 | 1,147 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20830/east-melbourne/topic/education