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Kew - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Kew - South

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

Kew - South ranks among the highest areas in the country for educational attainment. This is a highly qualified community where over half of all adults hold a university degree and 84.5% of residents finished Year 12.

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📍 Kew - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kew - South sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

52.8% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kew - South — higher than 96% of areas.

Kew - South52.8%
3101, VIC 52.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates are far above the national figure, with 84.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is 26 percentage points higher than the Australian average.

Highest year of school

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In Kew - South, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 11 is next at 5%.

Year 12 84.5% Year 11 4.4% Year 10 3.5% Year 9 or below 3.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area is very well qualified, as 52.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% typical for Australia.

Highest qualification level

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In Kew - South, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).

Bachelor degree 44.0% Postgraduate degree 21.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.5% Certificate III / IV 6.3% Certificate I / II 0.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.5%, followed by society and culture at 15.5% and health at 15.2%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are 9 schools in the area, which is among the largest number for similar places. With 5.18 schools per 1,000 children, this is much higher than most areas.

Schools within 3 km

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63

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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,174

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).

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Schools serving Kew - South

63 schools — 39,049 students, average ICSEA 1,157.

By sector: Government 31 · Independent 21 · Catholic 11

By type: Primary 29 · Combined 20 · Secondary 14
Ruyton Girls' School, Kew Independent Combined 0.5 km 854 1,198
Sacred Heart School, Kew Catholic Primary 0.5 km 191 1,169
Andale School, Kew Independent Combined 0.7 km 26 1,132
Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew Independent Combined 0.7 km 1,577 1,180
Methodist Ladies' College, Kew Independent Combined 0.8 km 2,169 1,190
Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew Independent Combined 0.9 km 2,564 1,177
Kew Primary School, Kew Government Primary 1.0 km 512 1,151
Genazzano FCJ College, Kew Catholic Combined 1.2 km 680 1,127
Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, Kew Independent Combined 1.2 km 200 1,154
Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew Independent Primary 1.2 km 49 1,125
Xavier College, Kew Catholic Combined 1.2 km 1,503 1,154
Kew East Primary School, Kew East Government Primary 1.4 km 404 1,183
Auburn Primary School, Hawthorn East Government Primary 1.5 km 381 1,162
St Anne's School, Kew East Catholic Primary 1.6 km 80 1,152
Deepdene Primary School, Deepdene Government Primary 1.6 km 353 1,159
Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn Government Secondary 1.7 km 374 1,093
Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Deepdene Catholic Primary 1.8 km 144 1,138
Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Canterbury Independent Combined 1.8 km 777 1,180
Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn Government Primary 1.9 km 244 1,160
St Joseph's School, Hawthorn Catholic Primary 2.2 km 369 1,156
Rossbourne School, Hawthorn Independent Secondary 2.2 km 147 1,100
Kew High School, Kew East Government Secondary 2.2 km 1,015 1,110
Camberwell Grammar School, Canterbury Independent Combined 2.3 km 1,346 1,192
Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn Independent Primary 2.3 km 92 1,187
Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn Government Primary 2.5 km 454 1,165
Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Canterbury Government Secondary 2.7 km 775 1,141
Alphington Primary School, Alphington Government Primary 2.9 km 365 1,173
St Bede's School, Balwyn North Catholic Primary 3.0 km 264 1,133
Melbourne Girls College, Richmond Government Secondary 3.0 km 1,531 1,142
Scotch College, Hawthorn Independent Combined 3.0 km 1,957 1,188
Camberwell Primary School, Camberwell Government Primary 3.1 km 552 1,194
Alphington Grammar School, Alphington Independent Combined 3.2 km 679 1,150
Trinity Catholic School, Richmond Catholic Primary 3.2 km 213 1,065
Balwyn High School, Balwyn North Government Secondary 3.2 km 2,260 1,141
Yarra Primary School, Richmond Government Primary 3.2 km 249 1,134
Balwyn North Primary School, Balwyn North Government Primary 3.2 km 554 1,139
SEDA College (Victoria), Camberwell Independent Secondary 3.3 km 721 1,036
Belmore School, Balwyn Government Combined 3.4 km 41 1,096
Fintona Girls' School, Balwyn Independent Combined 3.4 km 533 1,191
St Kevin's College, Toorak Catholic Combined 3.4 km 2,087 1,192
Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn Government Primary 3.5 km 574 1,171
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
Camberwell High School, Canterbury Government Secondary 3.6 km 824 1,119
Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford Independent Combined 3.6 km 139 1,140
Richmond High School, Richmond Government Secondary 3.7 km 476 1,049
Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond Government Secondary 3.7 km 79 1,021
Bialik College, Hawthorn Independent Combined 3.7 km 987 1,164
St Catherine's School, Toorak Independent Combined 3.8 km 685 1,175
St Paul's College, Balwyn Independent Combined 3.9 km 50 1,090
Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford Government Primary 3.9 km 168 1,143
Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar, Canterbury Independent Combined 4.0 km 814 1,135
Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East Government Primary 4.0 km 480 1,155
Richmond West Primary School, Richmond Government Primary 4.2 km 281 1,075
Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond Catholic Secondary 4.2 km 41 —
Belle Vue Primary School, Balwyn North Government Primary 4.3 km 126 1,122
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond Independent Secondary 4.3 km 42 761
Canterbury Primary School, Canterbury Government Primary 4.4 km 639 1,192
Chatham Primary School, Surrey Hills Government Primary 4.4 km 241 1,147
Richmond Primary School, Richmond Government Primary 4.5 km 316 1,150
Siena College Ltd, Camberwell Catholic Secondary 4.5 km 691 1,153
Boroondara Park Primary School, Balwyn North Government Primary 4.5 km 278 1,138
Greythorn Primary School, Balwyn North Government Primary 4.7 km 434 1,152

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kew - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011521/kew-south/topic/education