87.6% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.7%
- 2016: 80.1%
- 2021: 87.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Parkville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Parkville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Parkville have remained exceptionally high, with nearly half of all adults holding a university degree. The area stands out for its highly qualified population, which far exceeds both state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 87.6% 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 Parkville, Year 12 is the majority at 92%; Year 11 is next at 3%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common here, as 46.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with 29.4% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
46.3% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 46.3%
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 Parkville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (9%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 18.0%, followed by management and commerce at 15.2% and health at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Parkville has some of the most advantaged schools in the region, with a typical school size of 448 students. There are 61 schools within 3km, and 63.9% of them are government-run.
4.21
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
61
Higher than 94% 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).
448
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,101
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 Parkville
61 schools — 25,958 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 39 · Catholic 16 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 37 · Secondary 18 · Combined 6
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | — | — |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 109 | 903 |
| Travancore School, Travancore | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | — | — |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Flemington Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 328 | 1,140 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 827 | 1,069 |
| St Brendan's School, Flemington | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 82 | 993 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 114 | 957 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 121 | 820 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 427 | 1,153 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 242 | 1,149 |
| Kensington Community High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 95 | 1,008 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 265 | 1,140 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 701 | 943 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 152 | 936 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | — | — |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 62 | 928 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| St Mary's School, Ascot Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 374 | 1,144 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 357 | 906 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Parkville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22038/parkville/topic/education