80.4% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 71.6%
- 2016: 76.3%
- 2021: 80.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Caulfield - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Caulfield - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A very high level of education defines Caulfield - South, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This standing is much higher than most other areas, with 47% of adults having a bachelor degree or higher. The community is well-qualified across the board, from high school completion rates to advanced professional degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for this type of area, with 80.4% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and has risen by 8.8 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Caulfield - South, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, as 47% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian figure of 29.2% and represents a 10 percentage point increase since 2011.
47.0% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 47.0%
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 Caulfield - South, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 24.9%, followed by society and culture at 14.2%. Health, education, and engineering also make up significant shares of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools with an average advantage score among the highest for similar areas. While there are 58 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most other places.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.28
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
58
Higher than 90% 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).
1,123
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
281
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,146
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 Caulfield - South
58 schools — 33,807 students, average ICSEA 1,134.
By sector: Government 26 · Independent 17 · Catholic 15
By type: Primary 32 · Combined 17 · Secondary 9
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 0.5 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 189 | 932 |
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 559 | 1,123 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 382 | 932 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| St Joseph's School, Elsternwick | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 347 | 1,164 |
| Oakwood School, Caulfield North | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 622 | 968 |
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 96 | 1,168 |
| Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 3,555 | 1,157 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 463 | 1,147 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 256 | 1,141 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 550 | 1,153 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 489 | 1,086 |
| St Mary's School, Malvern East | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 192 | 1,158 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| Elwood Primary School, Elwood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 618 | 1,131 |
| Yeshivah College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 362 | 1,073 |
| Lloyd Street Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 385 | 1,180 |
| The Currajong School, Malvern East | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 41 | 1,089 |
| Brighton Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,480 | 1,143 |
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| Elwood College, Elwood | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 804 | 1,096 |
| St Joseph's School, Malvern | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 183 | 1,156 |
| De La Salle College, Malvern | Catholic | Combined | 3.8 km | 890 | 1,131 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 592 | 1,165 |
| Malvern Central School, Malvern | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 529 | 1,163 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 555 | 1,161 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 437 | 1,126 |
| Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 659 | 1,171 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 149 | 1,112 |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 774 | 1,183 |
| St Joan of Arc School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 402 | 1,170 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 264 | 1,146 |
| St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 440 | 1,093 |
| St Mary's School, St Kilda East | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 135 | 1,111 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 254 | 1,156 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 169 | 1,053 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caulfield - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021178/caulfield-south/topic/education