78.9% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 78.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murrumbeena · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Murrumbeena
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Murrumbeena hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. Nearly half of all adults have a bachelor degree or higher, and almost 79% have completed Year 12. This strong academic profile has grown steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 78.9%. This rate has risen by 7.7 points since 2011, leaving the area far above both the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murrumbeena, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification level is very high, with 48% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3% and has climbed nearly 10 points since 2011.
48.0% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 48.0%
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 Murrumbeena, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.9%, followed by society and culture at 12.4% and engineering at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are only two primary schools in the area, there are 43 schools within 3km. The local schools have an advantage score among the highest for their level.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.29
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 85% 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).
818
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
409
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,155
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 Murrumbeena
43 schools — 24,412 students, average ICSEA 1,127.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 12 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 29 · Combined 7 · Secondary 7
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 555 | 1,161 |
| Oakleigh Grammar, Oakleigh | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 724 | 1,078 |
| Hughesdale Primary School, Hughesdale | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 572 | 1,144 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hughesdale | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 932 | 1,102 |
| Sacred Heart School, Oakleigh | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 195 | 1,140 |
| Oakleigh Primary School, Oakleigh | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 451 | 1,120 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Malvern Valley Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 258 | 1,114 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| The Currajong School, Malvern East | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 41 | 1,089 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| Solway Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 337 | 1,161 |
| Coatesville Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 795 | 1,136 |
| Lloyd Street Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 385 | 1,180 |
| St Mary's School, Malvern East | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 192 | 1,158 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| Salesian College Chadstone, Chadstone | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 982 | 1,093 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 189 | 932 |
| Christ Our Holy Redeemer School, Oakleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 135 | 1,065 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| South Oakleigh College, Oakleigh South | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 950 | 1,052 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| Amsleigh Park Primary School, Oakleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 345 | 1,093 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 414 | 1,120 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| Oakleigh South Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 1,038 | 1,163 |
| St Michael's School, Ashburton | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 222 | 1,139 |
| Mount Waverley Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 443 | 1,119 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| Ashburton Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 444 | 1,155 |
| Glen Iris Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 408 | 1,174 |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 774 | 1,183 |
| Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris | Catholic | Combined | 4.2 km | 659 | 1,171 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| East Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 324 | 1,100 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murrumbeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021181/murrumbeena/topic/education