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Kew - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Kew - West

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

Over half of adults in Kew - West hold a bachelor degree or higher, a gap of 25 percentage points above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where school completion and university degrees are far more common than in most other parts of the country.

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📍 Kew - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

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

51.2% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kew - West — higher than 95% of areas.

Kew - West51.2%
3101, VIC 52.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is very high here at 81.8%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 61.8%.

Highest year of school

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In Kew - West, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 11 is next at 5%.

Year 12 81.8% Year 11 4.8% Year 9 or below 4.7% Year 10 3.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A typical resident is well qualified, with 51.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far exceeding the national average of 26.3%.

Highest qualification level

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

Bachelor degree 43.2% Postgraduate degree 20.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.7% Certificate III / IV 7.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.8% Certificate I / II 0.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 23.1%, followed by health and society and culture.

Schools

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

While there are only two primary schools in the area, there are 82 schools within 3 km and the local schools have some of the highest advantage scores in the region.

Schools within 3 km

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82

Higher than 99% 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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1,149

Higher than 96% 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 - West

82 schools — 51,938 students, average ICSEA 1,139.

By sector: Government 40 · Independent 22 · Catholic 20

By type: Primary 44 · Combined 22 · Secondary 16
Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew Independent Primary 0.7 km 49 1,125
Kew Primary School, Kew Government Primary 0.9 km 512 1,151
Andale School, Kew Independent Combined 1.2 km 26 1,132
Sacred Heart School, Kew Catholic Primary 1.5 km 191 1,169
Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew Independent Combined 1.5 km 1,577 1,180
Xavier College, Kew Catholic Combined 1.7 km 1,503 1,154
Ruyton Girls' School, Kew Independent Combined 1.8 km 854 1,198
Alphington Primary School, Alphington Government Primary 1.9 km 365 1,173
Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford Independent Combined 2.0 km 139 1,140
Methodist Ladies' College, Kew Independent Combined 2.1 km 2,169 1,190
Kew East Primary School, Kew East Government Primary 2.2 km 404 1,183
St Anthony's School, Alphington Catholic Primary 2.2 km 92 1,141
St Anne's School, Kew East Catholic Primary 2.2 km 80 1,152
Yarra Primary School, Richmond Government Primary 2.3 km 249 1,134
Alphington Grammar School, Alphington Independent Combined 2.3 km 679 1,150
Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill Government Primary 2.3 km 261 1,170
Trinity Catholic School, Richmond Catholic Primary 2.4 km 213 1,065
Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn Government Primary 2.4 km 454 1,165
Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield Government Primary 2.4 km 556 1,170
Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford Government Primary 2.5 km 168 1,143
Rossbourne School, Hawthorn Independent Secondary 2.6 km 147 1,100
Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew Independent Combined 2.7 km 2,564 1,177
Melbourne Girls College, Richmond Government Secondary 2.7 km 1,531 1,142
Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond Government Secondary 2.8 km 79 1,021
Richmond High School, Richmond Government Secondary 2.8 km 476 1,049
Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn Government Primary 2.9 km 244 1,160
Genazzano FCJ College, Kew Catholic Combined 3.0 km 680 1,127
Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn Government Secondary 3.0 km 374 1,093
Richmond West Primary School, Richmond Government Primary 3.0 km 281 1,075
Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, Kew Independent Combined 3.0 km 200 1,154
Collingwood College, Collingwood Government Combined 3.1 km 691 1,022
Westgarth Primary School, Northcote Government Primary 3.1 km 550 1,204
St Joseph's School, Hawthorn Catholic Primary 3.1 km 369 1,156
Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn Independent Primary 3.1 km 92 1,187
Auburn Primary School, Hawthorn East Government Primary 3.2 km 381 1,162
Clifton Hill Primary School, Clifton Hill Government Primary 3.2 km 691 1,186
Kew High School, Kew East Government Secondary 3.3 km 1,015 1,110
Mary Immaculate School, Ivanhoe Catholic Primary 3.3 km 102 1,147
Deepdene Primary School, Deepdene Government Primary 3.4 km 353 1,159
St Joseph's School, Collingwood Catholic Primary 3.4 km 62 928
Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe Independent Combined 3.4 km 2,500 1,169
Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond Catholic Secondary 3.5 km 41 —
Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood Government Combined 3.5 km — —
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond Independent Secondary 3.5 km 42 761
Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Deepdene Catholic Primary 3.6 km 144 1,138
Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood Government Combined 3.7 km 357 906
Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North Government Secondary 3.7 km 431 1,086
Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Canterbury Independent Combined 3.7 km 777 1,180
St Joseph's School, Northcote Catholic Primary 3.7 km 190 1,110
Santa Maria College, Northcote Catholic Secondary 3.8 km 779 1,110
Fitzroy Primary School, Fitzroy Government Primary 3.8 km 198 1,028
Scotch College, Hawthorn Independent Combined 3.9 km 1,957 1,188
Northcote Primary School, Northcote Government Primary 3.9 km 303 1,166
Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North Government Primary 4.0 km 363 1,150
Ivanhoe Primary School, Ivanhoe Government Primary 4.0 km 557 1,157
St Kevin's College, Toorak Catholic Combined 4.0 km 2,087 1,192
Richmond Primary School, Richmond Government Primary 4.0 km 316 1,150
Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East Government Primary 4.1 km 480 1,155
St Bede's School, Balwyn North Catholic Primary 4.1 km 264 1,133
Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy Catholic Primary 4.1 km 152 936
St Bernadette's School, Ivanhoe Catholic Primary 4.1 km 191 1,149
Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North Government Primary 4.1 km 442 1,186
Fitzroy Community School, Fitzroy North Independent Primary 4.1 km 98 1,221
Virtual School Victoria, Thornbury Government Combined 4.2 km 6,248 1,073
Camberwell Grammar School, Canterbury Independent Combined 4.2 km 1,346 1,192
Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe Independent Combined 4.2 km 850 1,181
Northcote High School, Northcote Government Secondary 4.2 km 1,668 1,153
Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North Independent Primary 4.3 km 165 1,186
St Catherine's School, Toorak Independent Combined 4.4 km 685 1,175
Holy Spirit School, Thornbury Catholic Primary 4.4 km 129 1,107
Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury Government Primary 4.4 km 616 1,140
Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy Catholic Secondary 4.5 km 612 1,079
Balwyn North Primary School, Balwyn North Government Primary 4.5 km 554 1,139
Balwyn High School, Balwyn North Government Secondary 4.6 km 2,260 1,141
Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Canterbury Government Secondary 4.6 km 775 1,141
Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North Government Primary 4.7 km 297 1,148
Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East Catholic Primary 4.9 km 249 1,124
Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton Government Primary 4.9 km 435 1,133
Carlton Primary School, Carlton Government Primary 4.9 km 114 957
Belmore School, Balwyn Government Combined 5.0 km 41 1,096
Hester Hornbrook Academy, Melbourne Independent Secondary 5.1 km 701 943
Ozford College, Melbourne Independent Secondary 5.1 km 101 1,008

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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011522/kew-west/topic/education