78.1% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 78.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brighton East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Brighton East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 45% of adults in Brighton East hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates have climbed steadily over the last decade. The local population is much more likely to hold high-level qualifications than people in most other similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 78.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 19 points higher than the Australian average and has risen by 8.7 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brighton East, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is much higher than in most areas, reaching 44.5%. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when the figure was 35.6%.
44.5% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 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 Brighton East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 28.6%, followed by society and culture at 12.8% and health at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools in the area with a total of 3,418 enrolments, which is larger than about 84% of similar areas. While the average school advantage score is among the highest at this level, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.26
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
55
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).
3,418
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
855
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,156
Higher than 98% 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 Brighton East
55 schools — 32,451 students, average ICSEA 1,134.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 13 · Independent 12
By type: Primary 32 · Combined 12 · Secondary 11
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 550 | 1,153 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| St Leonard's College, Brighton East | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,597 | 1,184 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 189 | 932 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 264 | 1,146 |
| St Joan of Arc School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 402 | 1,170 |
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Brighton Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,480 | 1,143 |
| Hampton Primary School, Hampton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 628 | 1,168 |
| St Mary's School, Hampton | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 194 | 1,142 |
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 38 | 1,119 |
| Avenues Education, Moorabbin | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 111 | 1,058 |
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 559 | 1,123 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 393 | 1,120 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 545 | 1,108 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 463 | 1,147 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| St Agnes' School, Highett | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 164 | 1,098 |
| Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 540 | 1,158 |
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 382 | 932 |
| St Catherine's School, Moorabbin | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 85 | 1,083 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| St Joseph's School, Elsternwick | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 347 | 1,164 |
| Sacred Heart School, Sandringham | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 274 | 1,138 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 96 | 1,168 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Southmoor Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 368 | 1,121 |
| Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabbin | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 48 | 1,090 |
| Sandringham East Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 432 | 1,135 |
| Sandringham College, Sandringham | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,079 | 1,106 |
| Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 3,555 | 1,157 |
| Elwood Primary School, Elwood | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 618 | 1,131 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 256 | 1,141 |
| Elwood College, Elwood | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 804 | 1,096 |
| St Columba's School, Elwood | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 137 | 1,152 |
Sources
More for Brighton East
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brighton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011170/brighton-east/topic/education