82.1% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 76.2%
- 2021: 82.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kew East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Kew East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Kew East hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a highly educated community. This trend has grown over the last decade, with the area now sitting far above the national and state figures for both university qualifications and high school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 82.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and has risen by 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kew East, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Half of all adults (49.9%) have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Victoria average of 29.2%. This figure rose by 8.4 percentage points since 2011, with bachelor degrees being the most common qualification at 43.5%.
49.9% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 49.9%
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 Kew East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 25.7%, followed by society and culture at 14.1% and health at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kew East has three schools with an average size of 500 students, which is higher than most areas. The schools here have some of the highest advantage scores in the region, and there are 50 schools within 3 km.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.58
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Higher than 88% 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).
1,499
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
500
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,132
Higher than 92% 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 Kew East
50 schools — 37,647 students, average ICSEA 1,143.
By sector: Government 23 · Independent 14 · Catholic 13
By type: Primary 25 · Combined 18 · Secondary 7
| St Anne's School, Kew East | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 80 | 1,152 |
| Kew East Primary School, Kew East | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 404 | 1,183 |
| Kew High School, Kew East | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,015 | 1,110 |
| Alphington Grammar School, Alphington | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 679 | 1,150 |
| Alphington Primary School, Alphington | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 365 | 1,173 |
| St Bede's School, Balwyn North | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 264 | 1,133 |
| Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 480 | 1,155 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 2,500 | 1,169 |
| Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 49 | 1,125 |
| Genazzano FCJ College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 680 | 1,127 |
| Andale School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 26 | 1,132 |
| Kew Primary School, Kew | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 512 | 1,151 |
| Deepdene Primary School, Deepdene | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 353 | 1,159 |
| Sacred Heart School, Kew | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 191 | 1,169 |
| Mary Immaculate School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 102 | 1,147 |
| Balwyn North Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 554 | 1,139 |
| Balwyn High School, Balwyn North | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 2,260 | 1,141 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Deepdene | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 144 | 1,138 |
| Ruyton Girls' School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 854 | 1,198 |
| Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,577 | 1,180 |
| Belle Vue Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 126 | 1,122 |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 850 | 1,181 |
| Ivanhoe Primary School, Ivanhoe | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 557 | 1,157 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 2,564 | 1,177 |
| Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 200 | 1,154 |
| St Anthony's School, Alphington | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 92 | 1,141 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 2,169 | 1,190 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 556 | 1,170 |
| Belmore School, Balwyn | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 41 | 1,096 |
| Xavier College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,503 | 1,154 |
| Camberwell Grammar School, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,346 | 1,192 |
| Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 777 | 1,180 |
| Boroondara Park Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 278 | 1,138 |
| Marcellin College, Bulleen | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,131 | 1,115 |
| Auburn Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 381 | 1,162 |
| St Bernadette's School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 191 | 1,149 |
| Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 775 | 1,141 |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 374 | 1,093 |
| Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 574 | 1,171 |
| Fintona Girls' School, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 533 | 1,191 |
| Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | — | — |
| Virtual School Victoria, Thornbury | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 6,248 | 1,073 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 345 | 1,129 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,175 | 1,111 |
| Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 73 | 965 |
| St Paul's College, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 50 | 1,090 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Greythorn Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 434 | 1,152 |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 498 | 1,141 |
| St Clement of Rome School, Bulleen | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 456 | 1,109 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kew East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011154/kew-east/topic/education