# Education & Qualifications — Kew East

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

Area: Kew East (Statistical Area 2 (SA2))

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.

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.

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%.

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.

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%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Completed Year 12 | 82.1% | +11.2% since 2011 |
| Adults with a bachelor degree or higher | 49.9% | +20.2% since 2011 |
| Schools | 3 | — |
| Schools per 1,000 children | 2.58 | — |
| Schools within 3 km | 50 | — |
| School enrolments | 1,499 | — |
| Average school size | 500 | — |
| Average school ICSEA | 1,132 | — |

**Highest year of school** — Year 12 82.1%, Year 11 5.4%, Year 9 or below 5.2%, Year 10 4.2%

**Highest qualification level** — Bachelor degree 43.5%, Postgraduate degree 19.6%, Advanced diploma / diploma 12.0%, Certificate III / IV 8.9%, Graduate diploma / certificate 6.9%, Certificate I / II 0.8%

**Field of qualification** — Management & commerce 25.7%, Society & culture 14.1%, Health 14.0%, Engineering & related 8.7%, Education 8.6%, Creative arts 5.0%, Natural & physical sciences 4.9%, Architecture & building 4.1%, Information technology 3.9%, Food, hospitality & personal services 2.6%, Agriculture & environment 0.9%

## 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

Nearest 10 shown:

| School | Sector | Type | Distance | Students |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| St Anne's School | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 80 |
| Kew East Primary School | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 404 |
| Kew High School | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,015 |
| Alphington Grammar School | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 679 |
| Alphington Primary School | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 365 |
| St Bede's School | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 264 |
| Ivanhoe East Primary School | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 480 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 2,500 |
| Giant Steps Melbourne | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 49 |
| Genazzano FCJ College | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 680 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011154/kew-east/topic/education