82.1% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2016: 77.0%
- 2021: 82.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stonnington - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Stonnington - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Stonnington - West hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where school completion and university degrees are much more common than in most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the Victorian and national figures, with 82.1% of residents finishing school. This has risen 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stonnington - West, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 11 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High levels of schooling are matched by university success, as 54.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% national figure and has risen 11 points since 2011.
54.3% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 54.3%
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 Stonnington - West, Bachelor degree is the majority at 52%; Postgraduate degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 26.1%, followed by society and culture at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 14 schools, which is fewer than many similar areas, but they are generally larger than usual. These schools have an advantage score among the highest at this level.
14
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.53
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10,014
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
715
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,168
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stonnington - West
14 schools — 10,014 students, average ICSEA 1,168.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Combined 7 · Primary 4 · Secondary 3
| St Kevin's College, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | — | 2,087 | 1,192 |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | — | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,220 | 1,167 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | — | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | — | 935 | 1,199 |
| St Catherine's School, Toorak | Independent | Combined | — | 685 | 1,175 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | — | 592 | 1,165 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | — | 564 | 1,080 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | — | 468 | 1,079 |
| Toorak Primary School, Toorak | Government | Primary | — | 439 | 1,141 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | — | 254 | 1,156 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | — | 162 | 1,142 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | — | 125 | 1,049 |
| Kamaruka, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | — | 35 | 1,094 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stonnington - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20606/stonnington-west/topic/education