82.3% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 74.8%
- 2021: 82.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Melbourne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
West Melbourne stands among the most highly educated areas in the region, with over half of all adults holding a university degree. This high level of qualification is matched by strong school completion rates, as 82.3% of residents finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 82.3% of people finishing their schooling compared to 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Melbourne, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 11 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is far more qualified than the state average, as 56.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This includes 23.8% of the population with a postgraduate degree.
56.3% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 56.3%
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 West Melbourne, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 22.5%, followed by society and culture at 13.6% and engineering at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 60 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
1.71
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
60
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).
435
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,096
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 West Melbourne
60 schools — 24,801 students, average ICSEA 1,096.
By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 17 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 18 · Combined 6
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 242 | 1,149 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 427 | 1,153 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 121 | 820 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 89 | 1,051 |
| Port Melbourne Secondary College, Port Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 416 | 1,101 |
| Kensington Community High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 95 | 1,008 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 455 | 1,125 |
| Montague School, South Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 16 | 983 |
| Port Melbourne Primary School, Port Melbourne | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 697 | 1,134 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 109 | 903 |
| South Melbourne Primary School, Southbank | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 502 | 1,144 |
| St Brendan's School, Flemington | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 82 | 993 |
| Port Phillip Specialist School, Port Melbourne | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 99 | 1,082 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 827 | 1,069 |
| Flemington Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 328 | 1,140 |
| Travancore School, Travancore | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | — | — |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 701 | 943 |
| Ozford College, Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 101 | 1,008 |
| Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School, South Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 369 | 1,154 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 435 | 1,133 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 336 | 1,115 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | — | — |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 114 | 957 |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 612 | 1,079 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| Yarraville West Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 651 | 1,153 |
| Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 265 | 1,140 |
| Yarraville Special Developmental School, Yarraville | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 100 | 1,006 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Youth2Industry College, South Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 297 | 1,148 |
| Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 152 | 936 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 227 | 1,136 |
| St Mary's School, Ascot Vale | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 374 | 1,144 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 198 | 1,028 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 357 | 906 |
| Spotswood Primary School, Spotswood | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 289 | 1,117 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 630 | 1,080 |
| Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 98 | 1,221 |
| Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood | Government | Combined | 4.9 km | — | — |
| Kingsville Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 426 | 1,118 |
| St Joseph's School, Collingwood | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 62 | 928 |
| Wembley Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 626 | 1,112 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Spotswood | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 159 | 1,122 |
| Corpus Christi School, Kingsville | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 181 | 1,105 |
| Sacred Heart School, Newport | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 297 | 1,126 |
| Newport Lakes Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 566 | 1,126 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22757/west-melbourne/topic/education