71.0% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 71.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burwood East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Burwood East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 13 percentage points separates Burwood East from the national average for university degrees. This area is highly educated, with 39.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and 71% of residents having finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has climbed steadily, with 71% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Australian figure of 58.8% and is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burwood East, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 9 or below is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 39.1%. This result is well above the Victorian average of 29.2%.
39.1% ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 39.1%
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 East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce, at 26.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Burwood East has five government schools, which is more than most similar areas. These schools have a school advantage score of 1,088, which is much higher than most other areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.42
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
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).
1,741
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
348
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,088
Higher than 79% 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 East
50 schools — 30,620 students, average ICSEA 1,132.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 10 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 10 · Combined 9
| Blackburn English Language School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 344 | 1,022 |
| Burwood East Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 520 | 1,147 |
| Burwood East Special Developmental School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 79 | 1,073 |
| Forest Hill College, Burwood East | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 356 | 1,045 |
| Burwood Heights Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 442 | 1,107 |
| Aurora School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 270 | 1,038 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 592 | 1,130 |
| Glendal Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 886 | 1,157 |
| Mount Waverley North Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 541 | 1,142 |
| St Christopher's School, Glen Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 148 | 1,141 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School, Blackburn South | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 137 | 1,108 |
| St Scholastica's School, Bennettswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 108 | 1,067 |
| Emmaus College, Vermont South | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,479 | 1,086 |
| Mount Waverley Secondary College, Mount Waverley | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,862 | 1,127 |
| Holy Saviour Parish School, Vermont South | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 133 | — |
| Parkmore Primary School, Forest Hill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 121 | 1,095 |
| Highvale Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 368 | 1,148 |
| Weeden Heights Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 154 | 1,141 |
| Livingstone Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 612 | 1,142 |
| Vermont South Special School, Vermont South | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 140 | 998 |
| Highvale Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,220 | 1,114 |
| Avila College, Mount Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,011 | 1,113 |
| Glen Waverley Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 970 | 1,141 |
| Huntingtower School, Mount Waverley | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 785 | 1,201 |
| Syndal South Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 334 | 1,152 |
| Glen Waverley Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 2,417 | 1,124 |
| Holy Family School, Mount Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 259 | 1,124 |
| Mount Scopus Memorial College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,170 | 1,159 |
| Roberts McCubbin Primary School, Box Hill South | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 303 | 1,120 |
| Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 619 | 1,159 |
| Blackburn Lake Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 542 | 1,170 |
| Essex Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 617 | 1,150 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Blackburn | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 185 | 1,130 |
| Camelot Rise Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 426 | 1,150 |
| Kingswood College, Box Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 575 | 1,162 |
| Mount Waverley Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 751 | 1,165 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,530 | 1,207 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Secondary, Nunawading | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 261 | 1,067 |
| Ashwood School, Ashwood | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 127 | 1,058 |
| St Leonard's School, Glen Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 268 | 1,142 |
| Box Hill High School, Box Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,547 | 1,123 |
| Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School, Nunawading | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 388 | 1,133 |
| Frank Dando Sports Academy, Ashwood | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 36 | 1,023 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Primary, Nunawading | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 343 | 1,101 |
| Parkhill Primary School, Ashwood | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 188 | 1,098 |
| Mount View Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 920 | 1,146 |
| Vermont Primary School, Vermont | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 752 | 1,161 |
| Ashwood High School, Ashwood | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 989 | 1,093 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 145 | 1,142 |
| Vermont Secondary College, Vermont | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,650 | 1,122 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burwood East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031166/burwood-east/topic/education