75.5% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 73.7%
- 2021: 75.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Box Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Box Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A quarter of qualified residents in Box Hill have studied management and commerce, reflecting a highly educated community. The area stands out for its academic success, with 41.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far above the Australian average, with 75.5% of people finishing Year 12. This figure has risen by 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Box Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, as 41.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victoria figure of 29.2% and has grown by 8.6 percentage points over the last decade.
41.7% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 41.7%
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 Box Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management and commerce, the most common qualifications are in health (10.3%), society and culture (10.1%), and engineering (9.6%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Box Hill has five schools with a total of 3,612 enrolments, which is larger than about 86% of similar areas. Local schools are generally larger than most and have a much higher average advantage score.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.77
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
54
Higher than 89% 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).
3,612
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
722
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,125
Higher than 90% 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 Box Hill
54 schools — 27,463 students, average ICSEA 1,134.
By sector: Government 35 · Catholic 10 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 12 · Combined 8
| Roberts McCubbin Primary School, Box Hill South | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 303 | 1,120 |
| Kingswood College, Box Hill | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 575 | 1,162 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 145 | 1,142 |
| Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 619 | 1,159 |
| Our Lady of Sion College, Box Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 930 | 1,111 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Box Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 257 | 1,105 |
| Box Hill High School, Box Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,547 | 1,123 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School, Blackburn South | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 137 | 1,108 |
| Mount Scopus Memorial College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,170 | 1,159 |
| Surrey Hills Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 358 | 1,166 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 592 | 1,130 |
| Our Holy Redeemer School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 198 | 1,180 |
| Box Hill Senior Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 281 | 1,055 |
| St Scholastica's School, Bennettswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 108 | 1,067 |
| Aurora School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 270 | 1,038 |
| Mont Albert Primary School, Mont Albert | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 605 | 1,149 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,530 | 1,207 |
| Wattle Park Primary School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 251 | 1,122 |
| Berengarra School, Box Hill North | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 61 | 1,084 |
| Blackburn English Language School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 344 | 1,022 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Blackburn | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 185 | 1,130 |
| Kerrimuir Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 572 | 1,137 |
| Blackburn High School, Blackburn | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,289 | 1,094 |
| Koonung Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,232 | 1,108 |
| Box Hill North Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 232 | 1,084 |
| Blackburn Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 440 | 1,141 |
| Chatham Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 241 | 1,147 |
| Old Orchard Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 441 | 1,127 |
| Burwood East Special Developmental School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 79 | 1,073 |
| Canterbury Primary School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 639 | 1,192 |
| Blackburn Lake Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 542 | 1,170 |
| Ashwood School, Ashwood | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 127 | 1,058 |
| Siena College Ltd, Camberwell | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 691 | 1,153 |
| St Dominic's School, Camberwell | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 146 | 1,169 |
| St Paul's College, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 50 | 1,090 |
| Essex Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 617 | 1,150 |
| Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 814 | 1,135 |
| Burwood Heights Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 442 | 1,107 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Secondary, Nunawading | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 261 | 1,067 |
| Greythorn Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 434 | 1,152 |
| Forest Hill College, Burwood East | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 356 | 1,045 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Primary, Nunawading | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 343 | 1,101 |
| Parkhill Primary School, Ashwood | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 188 | 1,098 |
| Birralee Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 576 | 1,163 |
| Hartwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 570 | 1,191 |
| Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 574 | 1,171 |
| Burwood East Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 520 | 1,147 |
| Ashwood High School, Ashwood | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 989 | 1,093 |
| St Philip's School, Blackburn North | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 40 | 1,137 |
| Frank Dando Sports Academy, Ashwood | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 36 | 1,023 |
| Whitehorse Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 302 | 1,123 |
| Mount Waverley Secondary College, Mount Waverley | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,862 | 1,127 |
| Mount Waverley North Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 541 | 1,142 |
| Beverley Hills Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 811 | 1,153 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Box Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031163/box-hill/topic/education