76.0% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 71.0%
- 2021: 76.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blackburn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Blackburn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A 12 point jump in both high school and university completion since 2011 shows Blackburn is becoming significantly more educated. Now, 76% of residents have finished Year 12, making the area far more qualified than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far more common here than in the rest of Victoria, where the figure is 61.8%. This result is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blackburn, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common in Blackburn, with 44.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
44.5% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 44.5%
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 Blackburn, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 24.5%, followed by society and culture at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Blackburn has 8 schools and a high number of enrolments, with 3,858 students. The average school advantage score of 1,129 is much higher than most areas.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.10
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
51
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).
3,858
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
482
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,129
Higher than 91% 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 Blackburn
51 schools — 27,366 students, average ICSEA 1,116.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 12 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 13 · Combined 6
| Blackburn Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 440 | 1,141 |
| Blackburn High School, Blackburn | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,289 | 1,094 |
| Old Orchard Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 441 | 1,127 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Blackburn | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 185 | 1,130 |
| Box Hill High School, Box Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,547 | 1,123 |
| St Philip's School, Blackburn North | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 40 | 1,137 |
| Whitehorse Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 302 | 1,123 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Secondary, Nunawading | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 261 | 1,067 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Primary, Nunawading | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 343 | 1,101 |
| Blackburn Lake Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 542 | 1,170 |
| Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 619 | 1,159 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Box Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 257 | 1,105 |
| Our Lady of Sion College, Box Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 930 | 1,111 |
| Kerrimuir Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 572 | 1,137 |
| Beverley Hills Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 811 | 1,153 |
| Berengarra School, Box Hill North | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 61 | 1,084 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School, Blackburn South | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 137 | 1,108 |
| Donvale Primary School, Donvale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 289 | 1,120 |
| Aurora School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 270 | 1,038 |
| Heatherwood School, Donvale | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 214 | 991 |
| Ss Peter & Paul's School, Doncaster East | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 60 | 1,088 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 592 | 1,130 |
| Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School, Nunawading | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 388 | 1,133 |
| Box Hill North Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 232 | 1,084 |
| Roberts McCubbin Primary School, Box Hill South | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 303 | 1,120 |
| St John's School, Mitcham | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 142 | 1,095 |
| Donburn Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 550 | 1,133 |
| Mullauna Secondary College, Mitcham | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 625 | 1,058 |
| Kingswood College, Box Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 575 | 1,162 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 490 | 1,127 |
| Koonung Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,232 | 1,108 |
| Blackburn English Language School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 344 | 1,022 |
| Burwood Heights Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 442 | 1,107 |
| Box Hill Senior Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 281 | 1,055 |
| Doncaster Secondary College, Doncaster | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,157 | 1,067 |
| Parkmore Primary School, Forest Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 121 | 1,095 |
| Forest Hill College, Burwood East | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 356 | 1,045 |
| East Doncaster Secondary College, Doncaster East | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 2,211 | 1,124 |
| Doncaster Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 543 | 1,125 |
| Doncaster Gardens Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 785 | 1,147 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 145 | 1,142 |
| Emmaus College, Vermont South | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,479 | 1,086 |
| Birralee Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 576 | 1,163 |
| Vermont Primary School, Vermont | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 752 | 1,161 |
| Vermont South Special School, Vermont South | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 140 | 998 |
| Mount Scopus Memorial College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,170 | 1,159 |
| St Scholastica's School, Bennettswood | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 108 | 1,067 |
| Burwood East Special Developmental School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 79 | 1,073 |
| St Gregory the Great School, Doncaster | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 271 | 1,138 |
| Livingstone Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 612 | 1,142 |
| Whitefriars College, Donvale | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,055 | 1,112 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blackburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031161/blackburn/topic/education