79.7% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.7%
- 2016: 73.9%
- 2021: 79.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Richmond
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Richmond hold a university degree, a figure far above the national average. This high level of attainment marks the area as one of the most qualified places in the region. Most residents have finished their schooling and progressed into higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 80% of residents completed Year 12, which is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Richmond, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 9 or below is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High academic achievement is common here, with 52.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 29.2% in Victoria and the 26.3% typical across Australia.
52.6% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 52.6%
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 Richmond, Bachelor degree is the majority at 51%; Postgraduate degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 25.3%, followed by society and culture at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Richmond has 74 schools within 3 km, among the largest number for its level. The schools are typically much larger than most areas, with an average size of 607 students.
3.27
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
74
Higher than 96% 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).
607
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,151
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Richmond
74 schools — 44,341 students, average ICSEA 1,151.
By sector: Government 35 · Independent 26 · Catholic 13
By type: Primary 31 · Combined 24 · Secondary 19
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 41 | — |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 476 | 1,049 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | 0.5 km | 42 | 761 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 79 | 1,021 |
| Trinity Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 213 | 1,065 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 316 | 1,150 |
| Yarra Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 249 | 1,134 |
| Melbourne Girls College, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,531 | 1,142 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 454 | 1,165 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 468 | 1,079 |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Kamaruka, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 35 | 1,094 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| Rossbourne School, Hawthorn | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 147 | 1,100 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 357 | 906 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 139 | 1,140 |
| Collingwood College, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 691 | 1,022 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 287 | 1,213 |
| St Kevin's College, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 2,087 | 1,192 |
| St Catherine's School, Toorak | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 685 | 1,175 |
| Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 92 | 1,187 |
| South Yarra Primary School, South Yarra | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 435 | 1,152 |
| Toorak Primary School, Toorak | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 439 | 1,141 |
| Xavier College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,503 | 1,154 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 244 | 1,160 |
| St Joseph's School, Hawthorn | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 369 | 1,156 |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 62 | 928 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Scotch College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,957 | 1,188 |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,220 | 1,167 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 152 | 936 |
| MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,195 | 1,186 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,577 | 1,180 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 2,169 | 1,190 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Kew Primary School, Kew | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 512 | 1,151 |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 374 | 1,093 |
| Ruyton Girls' School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 854 | 1,198 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 701 | 943 |
| Sacred Heart School, Kew | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 191 | 1,169 |
| Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 49 | 1,125 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 564 | 1,080 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 162 | 1,142 |
| Andale School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 26 | 1,132 |
| Wesley College, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 3,181 | 1,172 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 691 | 1,186 |
| Victorian College For The Deaf, Melbourne | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 61 | 978 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 254 | 1,156 |
| Youth2Industry College, South Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 935 | 1,199 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 2,564 | 1,177 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 592 | 1,165 |
| South Melbourne Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 402 | 1,105 |
| St Mary's School, St Kilda East | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 135 | 1,111 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 114 | 957 |
| Auburn South Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 549 | 1,165 |
| Auburn High School, Hawthorn East | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 849 | 1,140 |
| St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 440 | 1,093 |
| Bialik College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 987 | 1,164 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,143 | 1,180 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 169 | 1,053 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 363 | 1,150 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22170/richmond/topic/education