75.3% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 74.4%
- 2021: 75.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Burwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Significant gains in schooling and university degrees have defined Burwood since 2011. This area now has a very highly educated population, with 41.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 9.1 points since 2011 to reach 75.3%. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and much higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burwood, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 9 or below is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications have grown quickly here, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher rising 12 points to 41.1% since 2011. This is far above the 26.3% Australian average.
41.1% ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 41.1%
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 Burwood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 25.1%, followed by health at 10.6% and society and culture at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Burwood has a high number of schools for its size, with 52 schools within 3km. The four local schools are larger than those in about 80% of similar areas and have some of the highest advantage scores.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.69
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
52
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).
3,059
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
765
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,177
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 Burwood
52 schools — 27,044 students, average ICSEA 1,143.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 13 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 33 · Combined 10 · Secondary 9
| Mount Scopus Memorial College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 1,170 | 1,159 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 1,530 | 1,207 |
| St Scholastica's School, Bennettswood | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 108 | 1,067 |
| Wattle Park Primary School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 251 | 1,122 |
| Ashwood School, Ashwood | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 127 | 1,058 |
| Kingswood College, Box Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 575 | 1,162 |
| Roberts McCubbin Primary School, Box Hill South | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 303 | 1,120 |
| Essex Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 617 | 1,150 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 145 | 1,142 |
| Parkhill Primary School, Ashwood | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 188 | 1,098 |
| Ashwood High School, Ashwood | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 989 | 1,093 |
| Frank Dando Sports Academy, Ashwood | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 36 | 1,023 |
| Surrey Hills Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 358 | 1,166 |
| Hartwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 570 | 1,191 |
| Burwood East Special Developmental School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 79 | 1,073 |
| St Dominic's School, Camberwell | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 146 | 1,169 |
| Mount Waverley Secondary College, Mount Waverley | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,862 | 1,127 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 592 | 1,130 |
| Blackburn English Language School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 344 | 1,022 |
| Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 619 | 1,159 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School, Blackburn South | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 137 | 1,108 |
| Siena College Ltd, Camberwell | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 691 | 1,153 |
| Ashburton Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 444 | 1,155 |
| Our Holy Redeemer School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 198 | 1,180 |
| Canterbury Primary School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 639 | 1,192 |
| Aurora School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 270 | 1,038 |
| Holy Family School, Mount Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 259 | 1,124 |
| Mount Waverley North Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 541 | 1,142 |
| St Michael's School, Ashburton | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 222 | 1,139 |
| Our Lady of Sion College, Box Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 930 | 1,111 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Box Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 257 | 1,105 |
| Avila College, Mount Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,011 | 1,113 |
| Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 814 | 1,135 |
| Box Hill High School, Box Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,547 | 1,123 |
| Burwood East Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 520 | 1,147 |
| Chatham Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 241 | 1,147 |
| Huntingtower School, Mount Waverley | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 785 | 1,201 |
| Mont Albert Primary School, Mont Albert | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 605 | 1,149 |
| Mount Waverley Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 751 | 1,165 |
| Camberwell High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 824 | 1,119 |
| St Christopher's School, Glen Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 148 | 1,141 |
| Burwood Heights Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 442 | 1,107 |
| Forest Hill College, Burwood East | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 356 | 1,045 |
| St Cecilia's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 258 | 1,172 |
| Syndal South Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 334 | 1,152 |
| Glen Iris Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 408 | 1,174 |
| Glendal Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 886 | 1,157 |
| Camberwell South Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 423 | 1,183 |
| St Paul's College, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 50 | 1,090 |
| Fintona Girls' School, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 533 | 1,191 |
| Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 574 | 1,171 |
| Solway Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 337 | 1,161 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031165/burwood/topic/education