83.0% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 77.3%
- 2016: 78.6%
- 2021: 83.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of all adults in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury hold a university degree, creating an exceptionally well-qualified community. This high level of education is mirrored in the schools, which are larger and more numerous than those in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 83% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and has risen by 5.7 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, as 52.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian average of 29.2% and includes 21.3% of people with a postgraduate degree.
52.6% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 52.6%
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 Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 27.2%, followed by society and culture at 14% and health at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 7 schools and 4,135 enrolments, which is larger than about 91% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score that is among the highest at this level.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.75
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
67
Higher than 94% 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).
4,135
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
591
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,159
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 Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury
67 schools — 40,962 students, average ICSEA 1,157.
By sector: Government 31 · Independent 22 · Catholic 14
By type: Primary 33 · Combined 20 · Secondary 14
| Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 814 | 1,135 |
| Canterbury Primary School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 639 | 1,192 |
| Camberwell High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 824 | 1,119 |
| Siena College Ltd, Camberwell | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 691 | 1,153 |
| Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 775 | 1,141 |
| Fintona Girls' School, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 533 | 1,191 |
| Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 574 | 1,171 |
| Chatham Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 241 | 1,147 |
| Camberwell Grammar School, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,346 | 1,192 |
| St Paul's College, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 50 | 1,090 |
| St Dominic's School, Camberwell | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 146 | 1,169 |
| Our Holy Redeemer School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 198 | 1,180 |
| Surrey Hills Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 358 | 1,166 |
| Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 777 | 1,180 |
| SEDA College (Victoria), Camberwell | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 721 | 1,036 |
| Camberwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 552 | 1,194 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Deepdene | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 144 | 1,138 |
| Belmore School, Balwyn | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 41 | 1,096 |
| Mont Albert Primary School, Mont Albert | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 605 | 1,149 |
| Deepdene Primary School, Deepdene | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 353 | 1,159 |
| Wattle Park Primary School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 251 | 1,122 |
| Hartwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 570 | 1,191 |
| Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 200 | 1,154 |
| Auburn Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 381 | 1,162 |
| Genazzano FCJ College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 680 | 1,127 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 145 | 1,142 |
| Greythorn Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 434 | 1,152 |
| Camberwell South Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 423 | 1,183 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 2,564 | 1,177 |
| Balwyn High School, Balwyn North | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,260 | 1,141 |
| St Cecilia's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 258 | 1,172 |
| Balwyn North Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 554 | 1,139 |
| Box Hill Senior Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 281 | 1,055 |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 374 | 1,093 |
| Kingswood College, Box Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 575 | 1,162 |
| Auburn South Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 549 | 1,165 |
| Auburn High School, Hawthorn East | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 849 | 1,140 |
| St Bede's School, Balwyn North | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 264 | 1,133 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,530 | 1,207 |
| Alia College, Hawthorn East | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 96 | 1,130 |
| Kew High School, Kew East | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,015 | 1,110 |
| Bialik College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 987 | 1,164 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 2,169 | 1,190 |
| Ruyton Girls' School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 854 | 1,198 |
| Koonung Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,232 | 1,108 |
| St Joseph's School, Hawthorn | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 369 | 1,156 |
| Boroondara Park Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 278 | 1,138 |
| Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 244 | 1,160 |
| Mount Scopus Memorial College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,170 | 1,159 |
| Roberts McCubbin Primary School, Box Hill South | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 303 | 1,120 |
| Kew East Primary School, Kew East | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 404 | 1,183 |
| Sacred Heart School, Kew | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 191 | 1,169 |
| St Anne's School, Kew East | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 80 | 1,152 |
| Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,577 | 1,180 |
| Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 92 | 1,187 |
| Scotch College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,957 | 1,188 |
| Andale School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 26 | 1,132 |
| Our Lady of Sion College, Box Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 930 | 1,111 |
| Xavier College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,503 | 1,154 |
| Ashwood School, Ashwood | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 127 | 1,058 |
| Birralee Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 576 | 1,163 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Box Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 257 | 1,105 |
| Box Hill North Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 232 | 1,084 |
| Kew Primary School, Kew | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 512 | 1,151 |
| Rossbourne School, Hawthorn | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 147 | 1,100 |
| Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 49 | 1,125 |
| Berengarra School, Box Hill North | Independent | Secondary | 5.1 km | 61 | 1,084 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011155/surrey-hills-canterbury/topic/education