79.5% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 75.5%
- 2021: 79.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carnegie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Carnegie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Carnegie now hold a university degree, marking a sharp rise in high-level education since 2011. This area is far more qualified than the national average, with a strong focus on higher learning and professional degrees. The local population has become significantly more educated over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 9.4 points since 2011 to reach 79.5%. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and much higher than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carnegie, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 50.5% of adults, which is among the highest levels for similar areas. This figure is far above the Victorian average of 29.2% and has climbed 11 points since 2011.
50.5% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 50.5%
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 Carnegie, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 24.1%, followed by society and culture at 11.9% and engineering at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have some of the highest advantage scores compared to similar areas, though the three primary schools are smaller than average. While there are few schools within the suburb, 45 are located within 3 km.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.17
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
Higher than 86% 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).
949
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
316
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,144
Higher than 95% 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 Carnegie
45 schools — 24,433 students, average ICSEA 1,129.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 13 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 29 · Combined 8 · Secondary 8
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 555 | 1,161 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| The Currajong School, Malvern East | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 41 | 1,089 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 189 | 932 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| Hughesdale Primary School, Hughesdale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 572 | 1,144 |
| St Mary's School, Malvern East | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 192 | 1,158 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| Oakleigh Grammar, Oakleigh | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 724 | 1,078 |
| Lloyd Street Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 385 | 1,180 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| Malvern Valley Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 258 | 1,114 |
| Solway Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 337 | 1,161 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hughesdale | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 932 | 1,102 |
| Sacred Heart School, Oakleigh | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 195 | 1,140 |
| Oakleigh Primary School, Oakleigh | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 451 | 1,120 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| Oakwood School, Caulfield North | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 622 | 968 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Coatesville Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 795 | 1,136 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 774 | 1,183 |
| Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 659 | 1,171 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Glen Iris Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 408 | 1,174 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| St Michael's School, Ashburton | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 222 | 1,139 |
| St Roch's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 125 | 1,166 |
| Salesian College Chadstone, Chadstone | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 982 | 1,093 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| Ashburton Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 444 | 1,155 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carnegie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021176/carnegie/topic/education