81.9% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 76.8%
- 2016: 78.8%
- 2021: 81.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Toorak · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Toorak
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of adults in Toorak hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as one of the most highly qualified areas in the country. This high level of education is reflected across the community, with the vast majority of residents finishing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is far more common here than in the rest of Victoria, with 81.9% of residents completing their final school year. This figure has risen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Toorak, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical resident is very likely to have a university degree, as 51.7% hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and has climbed 8.4 percentage points over the last decade.
51.7% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 51.7%
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 Toorak, Bachelor degree is the majority at 52%; Postgraduate degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 26.2%, followed by society and culture at 17% and health at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Toorak has a high number of schools per 1,000 children and an average school size of 1,108, which is among the highest for similar areas. Half of the local schools are Catholic, while government and independent schools each make up 25%.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.83
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
70
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
4,431
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,108
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,177
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Toorak
70 schools — 46,420 students, average ICSEA 1,158.
By sector: Government 31 · Independent 25 · Catholic 14
By type: Primary 29 · Combined 25 · Secondary 16
| St Catherine's School, Toorak | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 685 | 1,175 |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,220 | 1,167 |
| Toorak Primary School, Toorak | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 439 | 1,141 |
| St Kevin's College, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 0.9 km | 2,087 | 1,192 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 254 | 1,156 |
| Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 935 | 1,199 |
| Scotch College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,957 | 1,188 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 162 | 1,142 |
| Kamaruka, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 35 | 1,094 |
| Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 92 | 1,187 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 316 | 1,150 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 468 | 1,079 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 592 | 1,165 |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Melbourne Girls College, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,531 | 1,142 |
| Rossbourne School, Hawthorn | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 147 | 1,100 |
| St Joseph's School, Hawthorn | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 369 | 1,156 |
| Malvern Central School, Malvern | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 529 | 1,163 |
| Bialik College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 987 | 1,164 |
| St Joseph's School, Malvern | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 183 | 1,156 |
| De La Salle College, Malvern | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 890 | 1,131 |
| Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 454 | 1,165 |
| Auburn High School, Hawthorn East | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 849 | 1,140 |
| Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 244 | 1,160 |
| Auburn South Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 549 | 1,165 |
| Alia College, Hawthorn East | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 96 | 1,130 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 564 | 1,080 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| St Mary's School, St Kilda East | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 135 | 1,111 |
| Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 41 | — |
| St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 440 | 1,093 |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 374 | 1,093 |
| South Yarra Primary School, South Yarra | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 435 | 1,152 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 287 | 1,213 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 42 | 761 |
| Trinity Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 213 | 1,065 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 476 | 1,049 |
| Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 79 | 1,021 |
| Yarra Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 249 | 1,134 |
| St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,143 | 1,180 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 169 | 1,053 |
| Xavier College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,503 | 1,154 |
| Wesley College, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 3,181 | 1,172 |
| Victorian College For The Deaf, Melbourne | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 61 | 978 |
| Yeshivah College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 362 | 1,073 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 2,169 | 1,190 |
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 489 | 1,086 |
| St Roch's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 125 | 1,166 |
| Richmond West Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 281 | 1,075 |
| Camberwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 552 | 1,194 |
| Auburn Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 381 | 1,162 |
| Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,577 | 1,180 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Ruyton Girls' School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 854 | 1,198 |
| Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris | Catholic | Combined | 3.8 km | 659 | 1,171 |
| SEDA College (Victoria), Camberwell | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 721 | 1,036 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 2,564 | 1,177 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 256 | 1,141 |
| Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 168 | 1,143 |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 774 | 1,183 |
| Oakwood School, Caulfield North | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 622 | 968 |
| St Kilda Park Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 314 | 1,142 |
| Camberwell South Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 423 | 1,183 |
| MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,195 | 1,186 |
| St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 437 | 1,126 |
| Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 200 | 1,154 |
| St Cecilia's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 258 | 1,172 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Toorak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206061138/toorak/topic/education