77.7% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 77.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bentleigh - McKinnon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bentleigh - McKinnon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school and university in Bentleigh - McKinnon than a decade ago. The area has seen a significant climb in education levels, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher rising by 11 percentage points since 2011 to reach 43.7%. This makes it a highly qualified community compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 77.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 19 points higher than the Australian average and has risen by 10 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bentleigh - McKinnon, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 11 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 43.7% of adults, which is much higher than most areas. This is 15 points above the Victorian average, with 16.8% of the population holding a postgraduate degree.
43.7% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 43.7%
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 Bentleigh - McKinnon, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 26%, followed by society and culture at 12.6% and engineering at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest in their category, with 4,913 enrolments across four schools. While these schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other similar places.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.87
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
53
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).
4,913
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,228
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,120
Higher than 89% 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 Bentleigh - McKinnon
53 schools — 29,702 students, average ICSEA 1,129.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 12 · Independent 10
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 11 · Combined 11
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| Avenues Education, Moorabbin | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | — | — |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 393 | 1,120 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 189 | 932 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 111 | 1,058 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 38 | 1,119 |
| St Catherine's School, Moorabbin | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 85 | 1,083 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 545 | 1,108 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| St Leonard's College, Brighton East | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,597 | 1,184 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| Southmoor Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 368 | 1,121 |
| St Agnes' School, Highett | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 164 | 1,098 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabbin | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 48 | 1,090 |
| Coatesville Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 795 | 1,136 |
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| East Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 324 | 1,100 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 550 | 1,153 |
| Hampton Primary School, Hampton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 628 | 1,168 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| St Mary's School, Hampton | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 194 | 1,142 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 264 | 1,146 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| St Joan of Arc School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 402 | 1,170 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| Hughesdale Primary School, Hughesdale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 572 | 1,144 |
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 540 | 1,158 |
| Brighton Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,480 | 1,143 |
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 559 | 1,123 |
| Sandringham College, Sandringham | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,079 | 1,106 |
| Sandringham East Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 432 | 1,135 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| Cheltenham Secondary College, Cheltenham | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 759 | 1,054 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 463 | 1,147 |
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 382 | 932 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bentleigh - McKinnon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021174/bentleigh-mckinnon/topic/education