84.3% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 76.4%
- 2016: 80.4%
- 2021: 84.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Iris - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Glen Iris - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Glen Iris - East hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly educated areas in the region. This strong academic profile is seen across the board, with schooling and university attainment far exceeding both state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 84.3%, a result that is among the highest for similar areas and has risen since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glen Iris - East, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 53.9% of adults, which is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia and has climbed by 9.2 points over the last decade.
53.9% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 53.9%
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 Iris - East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 28.5%, followed by health at 13.4% and society and culture at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The three local primary schools have an advantage score among the highest for their level, though the area has much fewer schools per 1,000 children than most.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.94
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
58
Higher than 90% 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).
1,089
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
363
Lower than 59% 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 Glen Iris - East
58 schools — 31,768 students, average ICSEA 1,154.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 16 · Independent 15
By type: Primary 32 · Combined 15 · Secondary 11
| Glen Iris Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 408 | 1,174 |
| St Cecilia's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 258 | 1,172 |
| Camberwell South Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 423 | 1,183 |
| Ashburton Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 444 | 1,155 |
| St Michael's School, Ashburton | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 222 | 1,139 |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 774 | 1,183 |
| Hartwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 570 | 1,191 |
| St Roch's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 125 | 1,166 |
| Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris | Catholic | Combined | 1.6 km | 659 | 1,171 |
| Solway Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 337 | 1,161 |
| Lloyd Street Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 385 | 1,180 |
| St Dominic's School, Camberwell | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 146 | 1,169 |
| The Currajong School, Malvern East | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 41 | 1,089 |
| St Mary's School, Malvern East | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 192 | 1,158 |
| SEDA College (Victoria), Camberwell | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 721 | 1,036 |
| Alia College, Hawthorn East | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 96 | 1,130 |
| Siena College Ltd, Camberwell | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 691 | 1,153 |
| Camberwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 552 | 1,194 |
| Bialik College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 987 | 1,164 |
| Malvern Valley Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 258 | 1,114 |
| Auburn High School, Hawthorn East | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 849 | 1,140 |
| Camberwell High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 824 | 1,119 |
| Auburn South Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 549 | 1,165 |
| Wattle Park Primary School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 251 | 1,122 |
| Ashwood High School, Ashwood | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 989 | 1,093 |
| Canterbury Primary School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 639 | 1,192 |
| Malvern Central School, Malvern | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 529 | 1,163 |
| Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 814 | 1,135 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| Ashwood School, Ashwood | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 127 | 1,058 |
| Parkhill Primary School, Ashwood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 188 | 1,098 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 555 | 1,161 |
| De La Salle College, Malvern | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 890 | 1,131 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,530 | 1,207 |
| St Joseph's School, Malvern | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 183 | 1,156 |
| Frank Dando Sports Academy, Ashwood | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 36 | 1,023 |
| Oakwood School, Caulfield North | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 622 | 968 |
| Salesian College Chadstone, Chadstone | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 982 | 1,093 |
| Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 935 | 1,199 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| Essex Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 617 | 1,150 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Scotch College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,957 | 1,188 |
| Mount Scopus Memorial College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,170 | 1,159 |
| Auburn Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 381 | 1,162 |
| Surrey Hills Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 358 | 1,166 |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 374 | 1,093 |
| St Joseph's School, Hawthorn | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 369 | 1,156 |
| St Kevin's College, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 4.6 km | 2,087 | 1,192 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 254 | 1,156 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 145 | 1,142 |
| Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 92 | 1,187 |
| St Catherine's School, Toorak | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 685 | 1,175 |
| Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 244 | 1,160 |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,220 | 1,167 |
| St Scholastica's School, Bennettswood | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 108 | 1,067 |
| Kingswood College, Box Hill | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 575 | 1,162 |
| Rossbourne School, Hawthorn | Independent | Secondary | 5.3 km | 147 | 1,100 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Iris - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011150/glen-iris-east/topic/education