70.8% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moorabbin - Heatherton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Moorabbin - Heatherton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Moorabbin - Heatherton have a university degree or finished high school than in most similar areas. This trend is climbing, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher jumping nearly 10 points since 2011 to reach 34.6%. It is an area where education levels sit well above both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion has risen 11 points since 2011, with 70.8% of residents now finishing Year 12. This is far above the Australian figure of 58.8% and well above Victoria's 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moorabbin - Heatherton, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 11 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 34.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%, with bachelor degrees being the most common qualification at 34.2%.
34.6% ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 34.6%
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 Moorabbin - Heatherton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 23.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.0% and society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Moorabbin - Heatherton has a high number of schools compared to similar areas, with 3.43 schools per 1,000 children. Across its six schools, the average advantage score is much higher than in most other areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.43
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
59
Higher than 91% 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).
1,910
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
382
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,110
Higher than 86% 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 Moorabbin - Heatherton
59 schools — 33,503 students, average ICSEA 1,110.
By sector: Government 40 · Catholic 14 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 40 · Secondary 13 · Combined 6
| Cheltenham Secondary College, Cheltenham | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 759 | 1,054 |
| Le Page Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 215 | 1,080 |
| Kingston Heath Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 184 | 1,075 |
| Cheltenham East Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 392 | 1,122 |
| Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabbin | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 48 | 1,090 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School, Cheltenham | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 257 | 1,107 |
| Southmoor Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 368 | 1,121 |
| East Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 324 | 1,100 |
| Cheltenham Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 402 | 1,116 |
| St Catherine's School, Moorabbin | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 85 | 1,083 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 393 | 1,120 |
| Mentone Park Primary School, Mentone | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 186 | 1,099 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 545 | 1,108 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| Christway College, Clarinda | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 864 | 1,111 |
| Mentone Primary School, Mentone | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 299 | 1,112 |
| St Patrick's School, Mentone | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 460 | 1,116 |
| Mentone Girls Secondary College, Mentone | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,102 | 1,102 |
| St Andrew's School, Clayton South | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 319 | 1,074 |
| Kilbreda College, Mentone | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 928 | 1,082 |
| Coatesville Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 795 | 1,136 |
| South Oakleigh College, Oakleigh South | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 950 | 1,052 |
| St Agnes' School, Highett | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 164 | 1,098 |
| Oakleigh South Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 1,038 | 1,163 |
| Clarinda Primary School, Clarinda | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 334 | 1,082 |
| Avenues Education, Moorabbin | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | — | — |
| Mentone Grammar School, Mentone | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 2,008 | 1,144 |
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 111 | 1,058 |
| Clayton South Primary School, Clayton South | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 102 | 1,008 |
| Parktone Primary School, Parkdale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 411 | 1,101 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| Sandringham College, Sandringham | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,079 | 1,106 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| Parkdale Secondary College, Mordialloc | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,418 | 1,067 |
| Sandringham East Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 432 | 1,135 |
| Parkdale Primary School, Parkdale | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 631 | 1,133 |
| St John Vianney's School, Parkdale | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 164 | 1,099 |
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 38 | 1,119 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| Kingswood Primary School, Dingley Village | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 567 | 1,079 |
| Westall Primary School, Clayton South | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 309 | 1,017 |
| Westall Secondary College, Clayton South | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 710 | 966 |
| Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 540 | 1,158 |
| Sacred Heart School, Sandringham | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 274 | 1,138 |
| Spring Parks Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 263 | 978 |
| Fitra Community School, Clayton South | Independent | Primary | 5.8 km | 68 | 1,099 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| Dingley Primary School, Dingley Village | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 375 | 1,063 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| St Mark's School, Dingley Village | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 421 | 1,083 |
| St Leonard's College, Brighton East | Independent | Combined | 6.4 km | 1,597 | 1,184 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| Hampton Primary School, Hampton | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 628 | 1,168 |
| St Mary's School, Hampton | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 194 | 1,142 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moorabbin - Heatherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031191/moorabbin-heatherton/topic/education