81.5% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 73.6%
- 2016: 77.2%
- 2021: 81.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balwyn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Balwyn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 10% more adults in Balwyn have earned a bachelor degree or higher since 2011. This is a highly educated area where nearly half of the adult population holds a university degree, and school completion rates are far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the highest at this level, with 81.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% recorded for Victoria and the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balwyn, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Almost half of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of qualification is led by those with bachelor degrees at 43.3% and postgraduate degrees at 19.9%.
48.8% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 48.8%
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 Balwyn, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 27.6%, followed by health at 13.8% and society and culture at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Balwyn has 7 schools, which is more than about 87% of similar areas, and 62 schools within 3km. These schools have an average advantage score among the highest at this level.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.71
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
62
Higher than 92% 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).
3,041
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
434
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,179
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 Balwyn
62 schools — 35,689 students, average ICSEA 1,151.
By sector: Government 32 · Independent 16 · Catholic 14
By type: Primary 35 · Combined 15 · Secondary 12
| Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 574 | 1,171 |
| St Paul's College, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 50 | 1,090 |
| Fintona Girls' School, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 533 | 1,191 |
| Belmore School, Balwyn | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 41 | 1,096 |
| Chatham Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 241 | 1,147 |
| Balwyn High School, Balwyn North | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 2,260 | 1,141 |
| Camberwell Grammar School, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,346 | 1,192 |
| Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 775 | 1,141 |
| Greythorn Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 434 | 1,152 |
| Balwyn North Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 554 | 1,139 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Deepdene | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 144 | 1,138 |
| Mont Albert Primary School, Mont Albert | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 605 | 1,149 |
| Deepdene Primary School, Deepdene | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 353 | 1,159 |
| Our Holy Redeemer School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 198 | 1,180 |
| St Bede's School, Balwyn North | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 264 | 1,133 |
| Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 814 | 1,135 |
| Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 777 | 1,180 |
| Genazzano FCJ College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 2.3 km | 680 | 1,127 |
| Canterbury Primary School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 639 | 1,192 |
| Surrey Hills Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 358 | 1,166 |
| Boroondara Park Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 278 | 1,138 |
| Camberwell High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 824 | 1,119 |
| Kew High School, Kew East | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,015 | 1,110 |
| Box Hill Senior Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 281 | 1,055 |
| Siena College Ltd, Camberwell | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 691 | 1,153 |
| Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 200 | 1,154 |
| Koonung Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,232 | 1,108 |
| Auburn Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 381 | 1,162 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 2,564 | 1,177 |
| Belle Vue Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 126 | 1,122 |
| St Dominic's School, Camberwell | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 146 | 1,169 |
| SEDA College (Victoria), Camberwell | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 721 | 1,036 |
| Kew East Primary School, Kew East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 404 | 1,183 |
| St Anne's School, Kew East | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 80 | 1,152 |
| Birralee Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 576 | 1,163 |
| Camberwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 552 | 1,194 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 145 | 1,142 |
| Box Hill North Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 232 | 1,084 |
| Ruyton Girls' School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 854 | 1,198 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 2,169 | 1,190 |
| Wattle Park Primary School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 251 | 1,122 |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 374 | 1,093 |
| Sacred Heart School, Kew | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 191 | 1,169 |
| Kingswood College, Box Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 575 | 1,162 |
| Andale School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 26 | 1,132 |
| Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,577 | 1,180 |
| Our Lady of Sion College, Box Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 930 | 1,111 |
| Kew Primary School, Kew | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 512 | 1,151 |
| Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 480 | 1,155 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Box Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 257 | 1,105 |
| Berengarra School, Box Hill North | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 61 | 1,084 |
| Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 49 | 1,125 |
| Xavier College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,503 | 1,154 |
| Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 244 | 1,160 |
| St Joseph's School, Hawthorn | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 369 | 1,156 |
| Auburn South Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 549 | 1,165 |
| Auburn High School, Hawthorn East | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 849 | 1,140 |
| Kerrimuir Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 572 | 1,137 |
| Roberts McCubbin Primary School, Box Hill South | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 303 | 1,120 |
| St Gregory the Great School, Doncaster | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 271 | 1,138 |
| Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 92 | 1,187 |
| Doncaster Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 543 | 1,125 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balwyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011147/balwyn/topic/education