82.0% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.2%
- 2016: 76.9%
- 2021: 82.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kensington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling have become a hallmark of Kensington, where 82% of residents have finished Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%. The area is now defined by a highly educated population with a strong lean towards university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 82% of people completing Year 12. This is 23 points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kensington, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 9 or below is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Over half of all adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Victoria figure of 29.2%. This group includes 43% with a bachelor degree and 22.2% with a postgraduate degree.
54.7% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 54.7%
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 Kensington, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.5%, followed by society and culture at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,088, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 41 schools within 3km, there are only 1.92 schools per 1,000 children, which is lower than most areas.
1.92
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 90% 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).
497
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,088
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kensington
41 schools — 19,395 students, average ICSEA 1,088.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 11 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 15 · Combined 1
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 427 | 1,153 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 242 | 1,149 |
| Kensington Community High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 95 | 1,008 |
| St Brendan's School, Flemington | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 82 | 993 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 109 | 903 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 827 | 1,069 |
| Flemington Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 328 | 1,140 |
| Travancore School, Travancore | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | — | — |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 89 | 1,051 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 265 | 1,140 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | — | — |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 455 | 1,125 |
| St Mary's School, Ascot Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 374 | 1,144 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 121 | 820 |
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 336 | 1,115 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 227 | 1,136 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| Maribyrnong College, Maribyrnong | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,361 | 1,064 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 630 | 1,080 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 114 | 957 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 701 | 943 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 107 | 1,037 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21327/kensington/topic/education