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Boroondara · Council (LGA)

Education & Qualifications in Boroondara

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Over half of all adults in Boroondara hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the country. This high level of education is mirrored in the schools, where the typical resident is far more likely to have finished Year 12 than the state or national average.

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📍 Boroondara, Council (LGA)

Where Boroondara sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

52.3% ▲ +21.1%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Boroondara — higher than 99% of areas.

Boroondara52.3%
Greater Melbourne 32.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is very high here, with 83% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and has risen nearly 7 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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83.0% ▲ +9.1%

Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Boroondara, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 11 is next at 5%.

Year 12 83.0% Year 11 5.2% Year 10 4.1% Year 9 or below 3.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A striking 52.3% of adults have a university degree, which is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This proportion has grown significantly, rising by 9.1 points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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52.3% ▲ +21.1%

Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Boroondara, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).

Bachelor degree 44.2% Postgraduate degree 20.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.0% Certificate III / IV 7.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.4% Certificate I / II 0.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 26.4%, followed by society and culture at 13.8% and health at 13.2%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Boroondara has some of the largest and most advantaged schools in the region, with 34,320 total enrolments across 57 schools. About 47.4% of students attend government schools, while the rest are in independent or Catholic sectors.

Average school ICSEA

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1,160

Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Boroondara

57 schools — 34,320 students, average ICSEA 1,160.

By sector: Government 27 · Independent 18 · Catholic 12

By type: Primary 31 · Combined 16 · Secondary 10
Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew Independent Combined — 2,564 1,177
Balwyn High School, Balwyn North Government Secondary — 2,260 1,141
Methodist Ladies' College, Kew Independent Combined — 2,169 1,190
Scotch College, Hawthorn Independent Combined — 1,957 1,188
Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew Independent Combined — 1,577 1,180
Xavier College, Kew Catholic Combined — 1,503 1,154
Camberwell Grammar School, Canterbury Independent Combined — 1,346 1,192
Kew High School, Kew East Government Secondary — 1,015 1,110
Bialik College, Hawthorn Independent Combined — 987 1,164
Ruyton Girls' School, Kew Independent Combined — 854 1,198
Auburn High School, Hawthorn East Government Secondary — 849 1,140
Camberwell High School, Canterbury Government Secondary — 824 1,119
Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar, Canterbury Independent Combined — 814 1,135
Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Canterbury Independent Combined — 777 1,180
Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Canterbury Government Secondary — 775 1,141
SEDA College (Victoria), Camberwell Independent Secondary — 721 1,036
Siena College Ltd, Camberwell Catholic Secondary — 691 1,153
Genazzano FCJ College, Kew Catholic Combined — 680 1,127
Canterbury Primary School, Canterbury Government Primary — 639 1,192
Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn Government Primary — 574 1,171
Hartwell Primary School, Camberwell Government Primary — 570 1,191
Balwyn North Primary School, Balwyn North Government Primary — 554 1,139
Camberwell Primary School, Camberwell Government Primary — 552 1,194
Auburn South Primary School, Hawthorn East Government Primary — 549 1,165
Fintona Girls' School, Balwyn Independent Combined — 533 1,191
Kew Primary School, Kew Government Primary — 512 1,151
Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn Government Primary — 454 1,165
Ashburton Primary School, Ashburton Government Primary — 444 1,155
Greythorn Primary School, Balwyn North Government Primary — 434 1,152
Camberwell South Primary School, Glen Iris Government Primary — 423 1,183
Glen Iris Primary School, Glen Iris Government Primary — 408 1,174
Kew East Primary School, Kew East Government Primary — 404 1,183
Auburn Primary School, Hawthorn East Government Primary — 381 1,162
Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn Government Secondary — 374 1,093
St Joseph's School, Hawthorn Catholic Primary — 369 1,156
Deepdene Primary School, Deepdene Government Primary — 353 1,159
Solway Primary School, Ashburton Government Primary — 337 1,161
Boroondara Park Primary School, Balwyn North Government Primary — 278 1,138
St Bede's School, Balwyn North Catholic Primary — 264 1,133
St Cecilia's School, Glen Iris Catholic Primary — 258 1,172
Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn Government Primary — 244 1,160
Chatham Primary School, Surrey Hills Government Primary — 241 1,147
St Michael's School, Ashburton Catholic Primary — 222 1,139
Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, Kew Independent Combined — 200 1,154
Our Holy Redeemer School, Surrey Hills Catholic Primary — 198 1,180
Sacred Heart School, Kew Catholic Primary — 191 1,169
Rossbourne School, Hawthorn Independent Secondary — 147 1,100
St Dominic's School, Camberwell Catholic Primary — 146 1,169
Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Deepdene Catholic Primary — 144 1,138
Belle Vue Primary School, Balwyn North Government Primary — 126 1,122
Alia College, Hawthorn East Independent Secondary — 96 1,130
Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn Independent Primary — 92 1,187
St Anne's School, Kew East Catholic Primary — 80 1,152
St Paul's College, Balwyn Independent Combined — 50 1,090
Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew Independent Primary — 49 1,125
Belmore School, Balwyn Government Combined — 41 1,096
Andale School, Kew Independent Combined — 26 1,132

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boroondara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21110/boroondara/topic/education