78.4% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 72.5%
- 2016: 72.1%
- 2021: 78.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Among the highest in the region for education, Albert Park sees over half of its adults holding a university degree. This high level of schooling is a standout feature of the area, with 78.4% of residents having finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, and the proportion of people finishing Year 12 has risen 5.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 78.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 11 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 51% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Victorian figure of 29.2%. This rate has climbed 7.4 percentage points over the last decade.
51.0% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 98% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 51.0%
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 Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,140, among the highest for similar areas. Most students attend government schools, which make up 85.7% of the sector.
1.70
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 71% of state electorate 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).
6,898
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
493
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,140
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan)
14 schools — 6,898 students, average ICSEA 1,140.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| Albert Park College, Albert Park | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,657 | 1,127 |
| Albert Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 430 | 1,156 |
| Port Phillip Specialist School, Port Melbourne | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 99 | 1,082 |
| Middle Park Primary School, Middle Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 393 | 1,150 |
| Port Melbourne Primary School, Port Melbourne | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 697 | 1,134 |
| Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School, South Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 369 | 1,154 |
| South Melbourne Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 402 | 1,105 |
| Port Melbourne Secondary College, Port Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 416 | 1,101 |
| Montague School, South Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 16 | 983 |
| South Melbourne Primary School, Southbank | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 502 | 1,144 |
| Youth2Industry College, South Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,195 | 1,186 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| St Kilda Park Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 314 | 1,142 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20106/albert-park/topic/education