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Education & Qualifications in Fairfield

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

More than half of adults in Fairfield hold a university degree, making it a highly educated area. This strong academic profile is clear from school leaving, where 77.1% of residents finished Year 12, far above the national figure of 58.8%.

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Where Fairfield sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

50.3% ▲ +31.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fairfield — higher than 99% of areas.

Fairfield50.3%
3078, VIC 51.9%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

A high number of people here completed Year 12, at 77.1%, which is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria.

Completed Year 12

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77.1% ▲ +16.2%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Fairfield, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 9 or below is next at 7%.

Year 12 77.1% Year 9 or below 6.8% Year 11 6.3% Year 10 5.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area has one of the highest levels of higher education, with 50.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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50.3% ▲ +31.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Fairfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).

Bachelor degree 40.3% Postgraduate degree 19.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.8% Certificate III / IV 10.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 8.9% Certificate I / II 0.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce (18.0%) and society and culture (17.3%), followed by health at 11.0%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Local schools are larger than most and have an advantage score among the highest for similar areas. While there are 78 schools within 3 km, there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.

Schools within 3 km

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78

Higher than 97% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,130

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Fairfield

78 schools — 42,512 students, average ICSEA 1,130.

By sector: Government 43 · Catholic 19 · Independent 16

By type: Primary 46 · Combined 17 · Secondary 15
St Anthony's School, Alphington Catholic Primary 0.7 km 92 1,141
Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield Government Primary 0.9 km 556 1,170
Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill Government Primary 1.0 km 261 1,170
Westgarth Primary School, Northcote Government Primary 1.2 km 550 1,204
Alphington Primary School, Alphington Government Primary 1.6 km 365 1,173
Santa Maria College, Northcote Catholic Secondary 1.9 km 779 1,110
St Joseph's School, Northcote Catholic Primary 1.9 km 190 1,110
Alphington Grammar School, Alphington Independent Combined 2.0 km 679 1,150
Northcote Primary School, Northcote Government Primary 2.1 km 303 1,166
Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford Independent Combined 2.2 km 139 1,140
Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North Government Secondary 2.4 km 431 1,086
Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill Government Primary 2.4 km 691 1,186
Northcote High School, Northcote Government Secondary 2.5 km 1,668 1,153
Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North Government Primary 2.5 km 442 1,186
Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew Independent Primary 2.5 km 49 1,125
Mary Immaculate School, Ivanhoe Catholic Primary 2.6 km 102 1,147
Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury Government Primary 2.6 km 616 1,140
Holy Spirit School, Thornbury Catholic Primary 2.6 km 129 1,107
Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North Government Primary 2.7 km 363 1,150
Virtual School Victoria, Thornbury Government Combined 2.7 km 6,248 1,073
Kew Primary School, Kew Government Primary 2.8 km 512 1,151
Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North Independent Primary 2.8 km 165 1,186
St Bernadette's School, Ivanhoe Catholic Primary 2.9 km 191 1,149
Collingwood College, Collingwood Government Combined 3.0 km 691 1,022
Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe Independent Combined 3.0 km 2,500 1,169
Andale School, Kew Independent Combined 3.0 km 26 1,132
St Joseph's School, Collingwood Catholic Primary 3.0 km 62 928
Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford Government Primary 3.1 km 168 1,143
Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North Independent Primary 3.1 km 98 1,221
Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood Government Combined 3.1 km — —
Ivanhoe Primary School, Ivanhoe Government Primary 3.2 km 557 1,157
Thornbury High School, Thornbury Government Secondary 3.2 km 1,123 1,067
St Mary's School, Thornbury Catholic Primary 3.3 km 113 1,089
Croxton School, Northcote Government Combined 3.3 km 130 1,008
Penders Grove Primary School, Thornbury Government Primary 3.3 km 160 1,021
Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East Catholic Primary 3.3 km 249 1,124
Kew East Primary School, Kew East Government Primary 3.3 km 404 1,183
Sacred Heart School, Kew Catholic Primary 3.3 km 191 1,169
Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy Government Primary 3.4 km 198 1,028
St Anne's School, Kew East Catholic Primary 3.4 km 80 1,152
Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew Independent Combined 3.4 km 1,577 1,180
Yarra Primary School, Richmond Government Primary 3.4 km 249 1,134
Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe Independent Combined 3.5 km 850 1,181
Trinity Catholic School, Richmond Catholic Primary 3.5 km 213 1,065
Thornbury Primary School, Thornbury Government Primary 3.6 km 308 1,093
Xavier College, Kew Catholic Combined 3.6 km 1,503 1,154
Richmond West Primary School, Richmond Government Primary 3.6 km 281 1,075
Ruyton Girls' School, Kew Independent Combined 3.7 km 854 1,198
Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood Government Combined 3.7 km 357 906
Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North Government Primary 3.7 km 297 1,148
Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy Catholic Primary 3.7 km 152 936
Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond Government Secondary 3.7 km 79 1,021
Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East Government Primary 3.7 km 317 1,171
Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield Government Combined 3.8 km 73 965
Richmond High School, Richmond Government Secondary 3.8 km 476 1,049
Methodist Ladies' College, Kew Independent Combined 4.0 km 2,169 1,190
Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn Government Primary 4.0 km 454 1,165
Preston South Primary School, Preston Government Primary 4.1 km 397 1,127
Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East Government Primary 4.1 km 480 1,155
Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy Catholic Secondary 4.1 km 612 1,079
Carlton Primary School, Carlton Government Primary 4.2 km 114 957
Melbourne Girls College, Richmond Government Secondary 4.2 km 1,531 1,142
Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton Government Primary 4.4 km 435 1,133
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond Independent Secondary 4.4 km 42 761
St John's College Preston, Preston Independent Combined 4.4 km 345 1,066
Rossbourne School, Hawthorn Independent Secondary 4.4 km 147 1,100
Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond Catholic Secondary 4.4 km 41 —
Sacred Heart School, Preston Catholic Primary 4.5 km 117 1,090
Bell Primary School, Preston Government Primary 4.6 km 440 1,165
Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew Independent Combined 4.6 km 2,564 1,177
Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn Government Primary 4.7 km 244 1,160
Preston High School, Preston Government Secondary 4.9 km 1,275 1,104
Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn Government Secondary 4.9 km 374 1,093
Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn Independent Primary 5.0 km 92 1,187
St Joseph's School, Hawthorn Catholic Primary 5.0 km 369 1,156
Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg Government Secondary 5.0 km — —
Northern College of the Arts and Technology, Preston Government Secondary 5.0 km 367 1,060
St Pius X School, Heidelberg West Catholic Primary 5.0 km 46 1,056

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20901/fairfield/topic/education