81.7% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.2%
- 2016: 79.7%
- 2021: 81.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Princes Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Princes Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Princes Hill ranks among the highest in the country for educational attainment. Over half of all adults hold a university degree, which is far above the national figure. This creates a highly qualified local population where most residents have completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 81.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Princes Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 11 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 58.0% of adults, which is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 41.0% and postgraduate degrees at 26.6%.
58.0% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 58.0%
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 Princes Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (9%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 24.0%, followed by management and commerce at 14.0% and health at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,095, which is much higher than most areas. There are 51 schools within 3km, and the average school size of 450 is higher than most areas.
7.84
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
51
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).
450
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,095
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Princes Hill
51 schools — 21,588 students, average ICSEA 1,095.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 13 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 17 · Combined 5
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 114 | 957 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | — | — |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 152 | 936 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | — | — |
| Travancore School, Travancore | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | — | — |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 62 | 928 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 109 | 903 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 121 | 820 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Flemington Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 328 | 1,140 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 701 | 943 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 827 | 1,069 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| St Brendan's School, Flemington | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 82 | 993 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 357 | 906 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 290 | 1,145 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Princes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22122/princes-hill/topic/education