78.9% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 74.2%
- 2021: 78.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Eira · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Glen Eira
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning shape daily life in Glen Eira, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This is one of the most highly educated areas in the country, with school completion rates and university qualifications far exceeding both state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 79% of residents completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 58.8%. This rate has climbed by 9.6 percentage points since 2011, placing the area among the highest for school completion.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glen Eira, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common here, with 46.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian figure of 29.2%, and the proportion of graduates rose by 11 percentage points over the last decade.
46.4% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 46.4%
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 Glen Eira, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
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 13.3% and health at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Glen Eira has 35 schools serving nearly 22,000 students, which is more than most similar areas. While government schools make up 54.3% of the sector, the average school size and advantage score are among the highest for this level.
35
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.34
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21,984
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
628
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,124
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glen Eira
35 schools — 21,984 students, average ICSEA 1,124.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 10 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 20 · Combined 9 · Secondary 6
| Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | — | 3,555 | 1,157 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | — | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | — | 936 | 1,082 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | — | 883 | 1,117 |
| Coatesville Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | — | 795 | 1,136 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | — | 794 | 1,156 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | — | 788 | 1,146 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | — | 758 | 1,182 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | — | 732 | 1,093 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | — | 668 | 1,156 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | — | 625 | 1,121 |
| Oakwood School, Caulfield North | Government | Secondary | — | 622 | 968 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | — | 566 | 1,146 |
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | — | 559 | 1,123 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | — | 555 | 1,161 |
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | — | 536 | 1,160 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | — | 489 | 1,086 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | — | 472 | 1,164 |
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | — | 393 | 1,120 |
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | — | 382 | 932 |
| Yeshivah College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | — | 362 | 1,073 |
| St Joseph's School, Elsternwick | Catholic | Primary | — | 347 | 1,164 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | — | 341 | 1,134 |
| East Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | — | 324 | 1,100 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | — | 318 | 1,158 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | — | 312 | 1,133 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | — | 311 | 1,137 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | — | 308 | 1,151 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | — | 294 | 1,049 |
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | — | 263 | 1,141 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | — | 256 | 1,141 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | — | 189 | 932 |
| Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick | Independent | Primary | — | 96 | 1,168 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | — | 75 | 1,098 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | — | 28 | 1,091 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Eira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22310/glen-eira/topic/education