78.5% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.9%
- 2016: 74.2%
- 2021: 78.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ivanhoe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Ivanhoe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of adults in Ivanhoe hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of tertiary achievement is mirrored in the school years, where far more residents have finished Year 12 compared to the national average. It is a place defined by strong academic attainment across all ages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 78.5%. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when the rate was 69.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ivanhoe, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 11 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 50.1% of adults have a university degree, which is far above the Victorian average of 29.2%. This figure has risen by 10 percentage points since 2011.
50.1% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 50.1%
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 Ivanhoe, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.2%, followed by society and culture at 15.3% and health at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ivanhoe has five schools, which is more than most similar areas. These schools are typically large, with an average of 840 students and an advantage score among the highest for this level.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.61
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
57
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).
4,200
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
840
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,168
Higher than 99% 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 Ivanhoe
57 schools — 33,826 students, average ICSEA 1,120.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 18 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 36 · Combined 11 · Secondary 10
| Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 2,500 | 1,169 |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 850 | 1,181 |
| Ivanhoe Primary School, Ivanhoe | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 557 | 1,157 |
| Mary Immaculate School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 102 | 1,147 |
| Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 480 | 1,155 |
| St Bernadette's School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 191 | 1,149 |
| Alphington Grammar School, Alphington | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 679 | 1,150 |
| Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 73 | 965 |
| Alphington Primary School, Alphington | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 365 | 1,173 |
| Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | — | — |
| Virtual School Victoria, Thornbury | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 6,248 | 1,073 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 345 | 1,129 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,175 | 1,111 |
| Thornbury High School, Thornbury | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,123 | 1,067 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 556 | 1,170 |
| St Anthony's School, Alphington | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 92 | 1,141 |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 498 | 1,141 |
| St Pius X School, Heidelberg West | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 46 | 1,056 |
| Holy Spirit School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 129 | 1,107 |
| St Anne's School, Kew East | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 80 | 1,152 |
| Kew East Primary School, Kew East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 404 | 1,183 |
| Kew High School, Kew East | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,015 | 1,110 |
| Belle Vue Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 126 | 1,122 |
| Marcellin College, Bulleen | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,131 | 1,115 |
| Penders Grove Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 160 | 1,021 |
| St Bede's School, Balwyn North | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 264 | 1,133 |
| Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 616 | 1,140 |
| Westgarth Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 550 | 1,204 |
| Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 49 | 1,125 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| Northern College of the Arts and Technology, Preston | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 367 | 1,060 |
| St Clement of Rome School, Bulleen | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 456 | 1,109 |
| Balwyn North Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 554 | 1,139 |
| Kew Primary School, Kew | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 512 | 1,151 |
| Andale School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 26 | 1,132 |
| Balwyn High School, Balwyn North | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 2,260 | 1,141 |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 618 | 1,161 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 343 | 1,098 |
| St Mary's School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 113 | 1,089 |
| East Preston Islamic College, Preston | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 733 | 976 |
| Yarra Me School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | — | — |
| Preston South Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 397 | 1,127 |
| Boroondara Park Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 278 | 1,138 |
| Sacred Heart School, Kew | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 191 | 1,169 |
| Preston North East Primary School, East Preston | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 201 | 955 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Genazzano FCJ College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 4.4 km | 680 | 1,127 |
| Deepdene Primary School, Deepdene | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 353 | 1,159 |
| Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,577 | 1,180 |
| Thornbury Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 308 | 1,093 |
| Sacred Heart School, Preston | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 117 | 1,090 |
| Preston High School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,275 | 1,104 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Deepdene | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 144 | 1,138 |
| St John's College Preston, Preston | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 345 | 1,066 |
| Belmore School, Balwyn | Government | Combined | 4.9 km | 41 | 1,096 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ivanhoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011200/ivanhoe/topic/education