82.1% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 75.0%
- 2016: 77.6%
- 2021: 82.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stonnington · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Stonnington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Stonnington hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This makes it one of the most highly qualified areas in the country. Residents are also very likely to have finished high school, with 82.1% completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far above the national figure, and the proportion of people finishing Year 12 has risen by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stonnington, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 11 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far above the state average at 53.1%. This has grown steadily, rising 9.8 percentage points over the last decade.
53.1% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 53.1%
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 Stonnington, Bachelor degree is the majority at 51%; Postgraduate degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 26.7%, followed by society and culture at 15.1% and health at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Stonnington has 25 schools with an average size of 585 students, which is much higher than most areas. While the school advantage score is among the highest, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
25
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.08
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14,613
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
585
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,165
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).
Schools serving Stonnington
25 schools — 14,613 students, average ICSEA 1,165.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 8 · Independent 7
By type: Combined 11 · Primary 11 · Secondary 3
| St Kevin's College, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | — | 2,087 | 1,192 |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | — | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,220 | 1,167 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | — | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | — | 935 | 1,199 |
| De La Salle College, Malvern | Catholic | Combined | — | 890 | 1,131 |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | — | 774 | 1,183 |
| St Catherine's School, Toorak | Independent | Combined | — | 685 | 1,175 |
| Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris | Catholic | Combined | — | 659 | 1,171 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | — | 592 | 1,165 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | — | 564 | 1,080 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | — | 563 | 1,163 |
| Malvern Central School, Malvern | Government | Primary | — | 529 | 1,163 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | — | 468 | 1,079 |
| Toorak Primary School, Toorak | Government | Primary | — | 439 | 1,141 |
| Lloyd Street Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | — | 385 | 1,180 |
| Malvern Valley Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | — | 258 | 1,114 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | — | 254 | 1,156 |
| St Mary's School, Malvern East | Catholic | Primary | — | 192 | 1,158 |
| St Joseph's School, Malvern | Catholic | Primary | — | 183 | 1,156 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | — | 162 | 1,142 |
| St Roch's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | — | 125 | 1,166 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | — | 125 | 1,049 |
| The Currajong School, Malvern East | Independent | Combined | — | 41 | 1,089 |
| Kamaruka, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | — | 35 | 1,094 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stonnington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26350/stonnington/topic/education