76.8% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 76.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bayside · Council (LGA)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 44% of adults in Bayside hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a highly educated population where finishing secondary school is common and advanced degrees are frequent. These strong educational outcomes are mirrored in the local school system.
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is common here, with 76.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Victorian average of 61.8% and has risen by 8.7 points since 2011.
76.8% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Bayside, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very high, as 44% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is far above the national average and rose 9.1 points over the last decade.
44.0% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Bayside, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 27.5%, followed by society and culture at 13.3% and health at 10.6%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bayside has 27 schools with a high average advantage score. While the area has more enrolments than 85% of similar places, it has among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.
27
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.53
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15,395
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
570
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,142
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
27 schools — 15,395 students, average ICSEA 1,142.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 8 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| St Leonard's College, Brighton East | Independent | Combined | — | 1,597 | 1,184 |
| Brighton Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | — | 1,480 | 1,143 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| Sandringham College, Sandringham | Government | Secondary | — | 1,079 | 1,106 |
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | — | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Beaumaris Secondary College, Beaumaris | Government | Secondary | — | 893 | 1,113 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | — | 873 | 1,106 |
| Hampton Primary School, Hampton | Government | Primary | — | 628 | 1,168 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | — | 617 | 1,164 |
| Beaumaris Primary School, Beaumaris | Government | Primary | — | 558 | 1,134 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | — | 550 | 1,153 |
| Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | — | 540 | 1,158 |
| Black Rock Primary School, Black Rock | Government | Primary | — | 489 | 1,143 |
| Beaumaris North Primary School, Beaumaris | Government | Primary | — | 477 | 1,150 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | — | 463 | 1,147 |
| Sandringham East Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | — | 432 | 1,135 |
| Cheltenham Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | — | 402 | 1,116 |
| St Joan of Arc School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | — | 402 | 1,170 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | — | 331 | 1,136 |
| Sacred Heart School, Sandringham | Catholic | Primary | — | 274 | 1,138 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | — | 264 | 1,146 |
| St Mary's School, Hampton | Catholic | Primary | — | 194 | 1,142 |
| St Agnes' School, Highett | Catholic | Primary | — | 164 | 1,098 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | — | 146 | 1,133 |
| Stella Maris School, Beaumaris | Catholic | Primary | — | 143 | 1,137 |
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | — | 111 | 1,058 |
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | — | 38 | 1,119 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bayside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20910/bayside/topic/education