69.3% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forest Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Forest Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 70% of residents in Forest Hill have finished Year 12, a result far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where university degrees are common and school completion rates have climbed significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 69.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the Victorian average and represents an 11 point increase since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forest Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 9 or below is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common, with 37.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure and has risen by 11 points since 2011.
37.2% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 37.2%
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 Forest Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most residents with a qualification studied management and commerce, accounting for 24.8% of degrees, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one small government primary school, which is among the smallest of its kind. While there is only one school in the immediate area, there are 44 schools within 3 km.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.57
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
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).
121
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
121
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,095
Higher than 81% 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 Forest Hill
44 schools — 24,391 students, average ICSEA 1,121.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Parkmore Primary School, Forest Hill | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 121 | 1,095 |
| Emmaus College, Vermont South | Catholic | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,479 | 1,086 |
| Burwood Heights Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 442 | 1,107 |
| Forest Hill College, Burwood East | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 356 | 1,045 |
| Vermont South Special School, Vermont South | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 140 | 998 |
| Livingstone Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 612 | 1,142 |
| Blackburn Lake Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 542 | 1,170 |
| Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School, Nunawading | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 388 | 1,133 |
| Aurora School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 270 | 1,038 |
| Vermont Primary School, Vermont | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 752 | 1,161 |
| Weeden Heights Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 154 | 1,141 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Secondary, Nunawading | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 261 | 1,067 |
| Blackburn English Language School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 344 | 1,022 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 592 | 1,130 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Primary, Nunawading | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 343 | 1,101 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School, Blackburn South | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 137 | 1,108 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Blackburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 185 | 1,130 |
| Holy Saviour Parish School, Vermont South | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 133 | — |
| Vermont Secondary College, Vermont | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,650 | 1,122 |
| Burwood East Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 520 | 1,147 |
| Highvale Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 368 | 1,148 |
| Highvale Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,220 | 1,114 |
| Blackburn Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 440 | 1,141 |
| Glendal Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 886 | 1,157 |
| Camelot Rise Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 426 | 1,150 |
| Burwood East Special Developmental School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 79 | 1,073 |
| St John's School, Mitcham | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 142 | 1,095 |
| Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 619 | 1,159 |
| Rangeview Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 689 | 1,155 |
| St James' School, Vermont | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 351 | 1,139 |
| Glen Waverley Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 970 | 1,141 |
| St Philip's School, Blackburn North | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 40 | 1,137 |
| Box Hill High School, Box Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,547 | 1,123 |
| Whitehorse Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 302 | 1,123 |
| St Christopher's School, Glen Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 148 | 1,141 |
| Blackburn High School, Blackburn | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,289 | 1,094 |
| Mount Waverley North Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 541 | 1,142 |
| Roberts McCubbin Primary School, Box Hill South | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 303 | 1,120 |
| Old Orchard Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 441 | 1,127 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 490 | 1,127 |
| St Scholastica's School, Bennettswood | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 108 | 1,067 |
| Glen Waverley Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 2,417 | 1,124 |
| Antonio Park Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 529 | 1,137 |
| Mullauna Secondary College, Mitcham | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 625 | 1,058 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forest Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211041269/forest-hill/topic/education