80.9% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 75.6%
- 2021: 80.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of university education shape daily life in Prahran, where over half of all adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure, reflecting a highly qualified population. The area has seen a significant shift toward higher education, with the proportion of university graduates rising 19 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 80.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Victorian average of 61.8% and has risen 13 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Prahran (Southern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 11 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A striking 53.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Australian average of 26.3%. Bachelor degrees are the most common, held by 43.1% of the population.
53.5% ▲ +53.1%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 53.5%
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 Prahran (Southern Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.7%, followed by society and culture at 14.9% and health at 10.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Prahran has a high number of schools per 1,000 children and school sizes that are much larger than most areas. There are 12,589 enrolments across 18 schools within 3 km, with independent schools making up the largest sector at 44.4%.
3.09
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Lower than 57% 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).
12,589
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
699
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,160
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Prahran (Southern Metropolitan)
18 schools — 12,589 students, average ICSEA 1,160.
By sector: Independent 8 · Government 7 · Catholic 3
By type: Combined 8 · Primary 6 · Secondary 4
| South Yarra Primary School, South Yarra | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 435 | 1,152 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 287 | 1,213 |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 564 | 1,080 |
| Kamaruka, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 35 | 1,094 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| Wesley College, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 3,181 | 1,172 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 468 | 1,079 |
| Victorian College For The Deaf, Melbourne | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 61 | 978 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Toorak Primary School, Toorak | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 439 | 1,141 |
| St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,143 | 1,180 |
| St Mary's School, St Kilda East | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 135 | 1,111 |
| St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 440 | 1,093 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 169 | 1,053 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 162 | 1,142 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 592 | 1,165 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26806/prahran/topic/education