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Yarra Ranges · Council (LGA)

Education & Qualifications in Yarra Ranges

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

Nearly 25,000 students are enrolled across 78 schools in Yarra Ranges, making it one of the largest educational hubs at this level. While university qualifications are well below the state and national figures, there has been a steady increase in both school and degree completion over the last decade.

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📍 Yarra Ranges, Council (LGA)

Where Yarra Ranges sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

21.4% ▲ +46.0%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Yarra Ranges — higher than 76% of areas.

Yarra Ranges21.4%
Greater Melbourne 32.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose 9.3 points since 2011 to reach 54.9%. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it remains well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.

Completed Year 12

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54.9% ▲ +20.5%

Higher than 77% 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 Yarra Ranges, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 17%.

Year 12 54.9% Year 10 16.1% Year 11 14.7% Year 9 or below 9.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 21.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure rose 6.8 points since 2011, though it is still well below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.4% ▲ +46.0%

Higher than 76% 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 Yarra Ranges, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 33.9% Bachelor degree 22.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.6% Postgraduate degree 6.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.6% Certificate I / II 1.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce and engineering, each held by 14.9% of the qualified population. Society and culture follow at 12.5%.

Schools

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

Yarra Ranges has 78 schools, with a typical size of 320 students, which is higher than most areas. Government schools make up the vast majority at 73.1%.

Average school ICSEA

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1,035

Higher than 78% 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 Yarra Ranges

78 schools — 24,991 students, average ICSEA 1,035.

By sector: Government 57 · Independent 11 · Catholic 10

By type: Primary 56 · Secondary 12 · Combined 10
Mount Lilydale Mercy College, Lilydale Catholic Secondary — 1,550 1,045
Lilydale High School, Lilydale Government Secondary — 1,424 1,013
Mooroolbark College, Mooroolbark Government Secondary — 934 982
Billanook College, Mooroolbark Independent Combined — 889 1,104
Lilydale Heights College, Lilydale Government Secondary — 860 1,000
Oxley Christian College, Chirnside Park Independent Combined — 838 1,119
Belgrave Heights Christian School, Belgrave Heights Independent Combined — 776 1,078
Upwey High School, Upwey Government Secondary — 744 1,048
Upper Yarra Secondary College, Yarra Junction Government Secondary — 736 975
Mount Evelyn Christian School, Mount Evelyn Independent Combined — 693 1,059
Mater Christi College, Belgrave Catholic Secondary — 688 1,093
Birmingham Primary School, Mount Evelyn Government Primary — 666 1,040
Edinburgh College, Lilydale Independent Combined — 590 1,083
Monbulk College, Monbulk Government Secondary — 583 1,044
St Peter Julian Eymard, Mooroolbark Catholic Primary — 583 1,036
Mooroolbark East Primary School, Mooroolbark Government Primary — 569 1,013
Montrose Primary School, Montrose Government Primary — 566 1,050
Bimbadeen Heights Primary School, Mooroolbark Government Primary — 541 1,039
Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolbark Government Secondary — 530 972
Cire Community School, Lilydale Independent Secondary — 524 987
Billanook Primary School, Montrose Government Primary — 438 1,048
Woori Yallock Primary School, Woori Yallock Government Primary — 429 986
Chirnside Park Primary School, Chirnside Park Government Primary — 411 1,040
Rolling Hills Primary School, Mooroolbark Government Primary — 409 1,046
Mount Evelyn Primary School, Mount Evelyn Government Primary — 397 1,031
Belgrave South Primary School, Belgrave South Government Primary — 375 1,065
Tecoma Primary School, Tecoma Government Primary — 361 1,080
St Mary's School, Mount Evelyn Catholic Primary — 324 1,018
Upwey South Primary School, Upwey Government Primary — 321 1,078
Wandin North Primary School, Wandin North Government Primary — 311 1,016
Healesville High School, Healesville Government Secondary — 310 964
The Patch Primary School, The Patch Government Primary — 286 1,086
Little Yarra Steiner School, Yarra Junction Independent Combined — 278 1,067
St Brigid's School, Healesville Catholic Primary — 274 1,029
St Patrick's School, Lilydale Catholic Primary — 250 1,052
Badger Creek Primary School, Healesville Government Primary — 233 1,006
Victoria Road Primary School, Lilydale Government Primary — 231 1,025
Healesville Primary School, Healesville Government Primary — 222 974
Lilydale Primary School, Lilydale Government Primary — 221 1,014
Yarra Junction Primary School, Yarra Junction Government Primary — 220 985
Monbulk Primary School, Monbulk Government Primary — 214 1,032
St Richard's Primary School, Kilsyth Catholic Primary — 166 1,058
Selby Primary School, Selby Government Primary — 165 1,109
Seville Primary School, Seville Government Primary — 163 996
Manchester Primary School, Mooroolbark Government Primary — 158 955
Mount Dandenong Primary School, Mount Dandenong Government Primary — 152 1,078
Launching Place Primary School, Launching Place Government Primary — 137 969
Macclesfield Primary School, Macclesfield Government Primary — 133 1,017
Wandin Yallock Primary School, Wandin North Government Primary — 132 1,007
Upwey Primary School, Upwey Government Primary — 129 1,114
Ferny Creek Primary School, Ferny Creek Government Primary — 127 1,111
Yarra Glen Primary School, Yarra Glen Government Primary — 117 998
St Paul's School, Monbulk Catholic Primary — 115 1,046
Kilsyth Primary School, Kilsyth Government Primary — 114 948
St Thomas More's School, Belgrave Catholic Primary — 101 1,089
Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras Government Combined — 95 982
Ghilgai School, Kilsyth Independent Primary — 94 1,061
Kallista Primary School, Kallista Government Primary — 91 1,118
Pembroke Primary School, Mooroolbark Government Primary — 91 923
Yarra Ranges Special Developmental School, Mount Evelyn Government Combined — 89 993
St Joseph's School, Yarra Junction Catholic Primary — 87 1,002
Coldstream Primary School, Coldstream Government Primary — 85 997
Wesburn Primary School, Wesburn Government Primary — 77 980
Gladesville Primary School, Kilsyth Government Primary — 76 968
Warburton Primary School, Warburton Government Primary — 71 1,004
Chum Creek Primary School, Chum Creek Government Primary — 67 1,048
Menzies Creek Primary School, Menzies Creek Government Primary — 67 1,057
Millwarra Primary School, Millgrove Government Primary — 47 923
Worawa Aboriginal College, Healesville Independent Secondary — 46 649
Don Valley Primary School, Don Valley Government Primary — 39 1,015
Mooroolbark Grammar, Mooroolbark Independent Combined — 39 997
Sassafras Primary School, Sassafras Government Primary — 29 1,055
Gladysdale Primary School, Gladysdale Government Primary — 23 971
Lyrebird College, Coldstream Independent Combined — 20 1,102
Yering Primary School, Yering Government Primary — 20 1,039
Olinda Primary School, Olinda Government Primary — 13 964
Silvan Primary School, Silvan Government Primary — 13 1,016
Hoddles Creek Primary School, Hoddles Creek Government Primary — 4 —

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 Yarra Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA27450/yarra-ranges/topic/education