70.4% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nunawading · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Nunawading
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of adults in Nunawading hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates and university qualifications have both climbed significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most similar areas. About 70.4% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that rose by 9.4 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nunawading, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, with 39.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian average and grew by 11 percentage points since 2011.
39.9% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 39.9%
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 Nunawading, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are only 3 schools in the area, residents have access to 40 schools within 3km. Local schools have a much higher average advantage score than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.38
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 81% 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).
992
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
331
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,105
Higher than 85% 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 Nunawading
40 schools — 22,352 students, average ICSEA 1,117.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 9 · Combined 3
| Nunawading Christian College - Primary, Nunawading | Independent | Primary | 0.8 km | 343 | 1,101 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Secondary, Nunawading | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 261 | 1,067 |
| St John's School, Mitcham | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 142 | 1,095 |
| Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School, Nunawading | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 388 | 1,133 |
| Whitehorse Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 302 | 1,123 |
| St Philip's School, Blackburn North | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 40 | 1,137 |
| Blackburn Lake Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 542 | 1,170 |
| Mullauna Secondary College, Mitcham | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 625 | 1,058 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 490 | 1,127 |
| Blackburn Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 440 | 1,141 |
| Donvale Primary School, Donvale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 289 | 1,120 |
| Heatherwood School, Donvale | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 214 | 991 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Blackburn | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 185 | 1,130 |
| Old Orchard Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 441 | 1,127 |
| Blackburn High School, Blackburn | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,289 | 1,094 |
| Antonio Park Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 529 | 1,137 |
| Beverley Hills Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 811 | 1,153 |
| Vermont Primary School, Vermont | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 752 | 1,161 |
| Rangeview Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 689 | 1,155 |
| Parkmore Primary School, Forest Hill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 121 | 1,095 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School, Blackburn South | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 137 | 1,108 |
| Donburn Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 550 | 1,133 |
| Whitefriars College, Donvale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,055 | 1,112 |
| Box Hill High School, Box Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,547 | 1,123 |
| Aurora School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 270 | 1,038 |
| Emmaus College, Vermont South | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,479 | 1,086 |
| Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 619 | 1,159 |
| Vermont Secondary College, Vermont | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,650 | 1,122 |
| Ss Peter & Paul's School, Doncaster East | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 60 | 1,088 |
| Burwood Heights Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 442 | 1,107 |
| Forest Hill College, Burwood East | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 356 | 1,045 |
| St James' School, Vermont | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 351 | 1,139 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 592 | 1,130 |
| Vermont South Special School, Vermont South | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 140 | 998 |
| Kerrimuir Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 572 | 1,137 |
| Ringwood Heights Primary School, Ringwood North | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 215 | 1,104 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Box Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 257 | 1,105 |
| Livingstone Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 612 | 1,142 |
| East Doncaster Secondary College, Doncaster East | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 2,211 | 1,124 |
| Blackburn English Language School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 344 | 1,022 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nunawading [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211041271/nunawading/topic/education