77.5% —
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 71.2%
- 2021: 77.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of people hold degrees in Northcote compared to the rest of the country. More than half of all adults here have a bachelor degree or higher, which is 24 points above the national figure. This high level of academic achievement is reflected in a population where Year 12 completion is also well above average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The number of people who finished Year 12 has risen to 77.5% since 2016. This is far above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Northcote (Northern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Half of all adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that rose 7.4 points since 2016. This level of qualification is among the highest for areas of this type and sits far above the national average.
50.2% —
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 50.2%
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 Northcote (Northern Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 18.2%, followed by management and commerce at 16.9% and creative arts at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Northcote has 15,191 school enrolments, which is larger than about 89% of similar areas. Local schools also have a much higher average advantage score and are typically larger than those in most other areas.
1.98
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 50% 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).
15,191
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
760
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,106
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Northcote (Northern Metropolitan)
20 schools — 15,191 students, average ICSEA 1,106.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Westgarth Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 550 | 1,204 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 556 | 1,170 |
| St Anthony's School, Alphington | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 92 | 1,141 |
| Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 616 | 1,140 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Holy Spirit School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 129 | 1,107 |
| Virtual School Victoria, Thornbury | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 6,248 | 1,073 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| St Mary's School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 113 | 1,089 |
| Alphington Primary School, Alphington | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 365 | 1,173 |
| Penders Grove Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 160 | 1,021 |
| Thornbury High School, Thornbury | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,123 | 1,067 |
| Alphington Grammar School, Alphington | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 679 | 1,150 |
| Thornbury Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 308 | 1,093 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| Preston South Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 397 | 1,127 |
| St John's College Preston, Preston | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 345 | 1,066 |
| Bell Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 440 | 1,165 |
Sources
More for Northcote (Northern Metropolitan)
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26303/northcote/topic/education