75.9% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 75.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Waverley - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Glen Waverley - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults hold university degrees in Glen Waverley - West than the national average. This high level of education is seen across the board, with a strong trend toward higher qualifications and a significant number of residents completing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas at 75.9%, which is far above the national figure of 58.8%. This result has risen by 8.7 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glen Waverley - West, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 43.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far exceeding the 26.3% national average. This figure rose 12 percentage points since 2011, with 21% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
43.8% ▲ +36.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 43.8%
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 Glen Waverley - West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has six schools with a total of 3,912 enrolments, which is larger than about 89% of similar areas. These schools have a much higher average advantage score than most other areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.75
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Higher than 87% 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).
3,912
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
652
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,129
Higher than 91% 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 Glen Waverley - West
49 schools — 27,931 students, average ICSEA 1,119.
By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 10 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 9 · Combined 8
| Glen Waverley Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 2,417 | 1,124 |
| St Leonard's School, Glen Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 268 | 1,142 |
| Glenallen School, Glen Waverley | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 171 | 1,041 |
| Syndal South Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 334 | 1,152 |
| Glen Waverley Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 970 | 1,141 |
| St Christopher's School, Glen Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 148 | 1,141 |
| Pinewood Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 947 | 1,161 |
| Glendal Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 886 | 1,157 |
| Huntingtower School, Mount Waverley | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 785 | 1,201 |
| Glen Waverley South Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 300 | 1,077 |
| Mount View Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 920 | 1,146 |
| Mount Waverley North Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 541 | 1,142 |
| Avila College, Mount Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,011 | 1,113 |
| Brentwood Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,565 | 1,097 |
| Cheshire School, Glen Waverley | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 22 | 1,052 |
| Highvale Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 368 | 1,148 |
| Burwood East Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 520 | 1,147 |
| Holy Family School, Mount Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 259 | 1,124 |
| Highvale Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,220 | 1,114 |
| Mount Waverley Secondary College, Mount Waverley | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,862 | 1,127 |
| Holy Saviour Parish School, Vermont South | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 133 | — |
| Mount Waverley Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 751 | 1,165 |
| Wheelers Hill Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 699 | 1,151 |
| Monash Special Developmental School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 202 | 1,067 |
| Burwood East Special Developmental School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 79 | 1,073 |
| Good Shepherd School, Wheelers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 474 | 1,151 |
| Weeden Heights Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 154 | 1,141 |
| Camelot Rise Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 426 | 1,150 |
| Forest Hill College, Burwood East | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 356 | 1,045 |
| Blackburn English Language School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 344 | 1,022 |
| Mazenod College, Mulgrave | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,469 | 1,089 |
| Livingstone Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 612 | 1,142 |
| Wheelers Hill Secondary College, Wheelers Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 711 | 1,037 |
| Burwood Heights Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 442 | 1,107 |
| Brandon Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 561 | 1,127 |
| Jells Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 536 | 1,128 |
| Mount Waverley Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 443 | 1,119 |
| Vermont South Special School, Vermont South | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 140 | 998 |
| Emmaus College, Vermont South | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,479 | 1,086 |
| St Scholastica's School, Bennettswood | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 108 | 1,067 |
| John Monash Science School, Clayton | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 656 | 1,127 |
| Waverley Meadows Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 94 | 1,071 |
| Clayton North Primary School, Clayton | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 221 | 1,064 |
| Parkmore Primary School, Forest Hill | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 121 | 1,095 |
| Aurora School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 270 | 1,038 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 592 | 1,130 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School, Blackburn South | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 137 | 1,108 |
| Monash Children's Hospital School, Clayton | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | — | — |
| Albany Rise Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 207 | 1,017 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Waverley - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051322/glen-waverley-west/topic/education