67.2% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kingston · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Kingston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning are much more common in Kingston than in most similar areas. About 67.2% of residents have finished Year 12, and nearly 32% of adults hold a university degree. These figures have both climbed significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above both the state and national figures, having risen by 12 percentage points since 2011. Today, 67.2% of people have finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kingston, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 31.8%, which is a little above the Victorian average. This figure has grown by 10 percentage points since 2011.
31.8% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 31.8%
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 Kingston, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.8% and society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kingston has 37 schools and 20,128 enrolments, which are larger totals than most similar areas. The average school advantage score is much higher than most areas, and most students attend government schools.
37
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.70
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20,128
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
559
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,098
Higher than 83% 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 Kingston
37 schools — 20,128 students, average ICSEA 1,098.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 9 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Mentone Grammar School, Mentone | Independent | Combined | — | 2,008 | 1,144 |
| St Bede's College, Mentone | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,882 | 1,097 |
| Parkdale Secondary College, Mordialloc | Government | Secondary | — | 1,418 | 1,067 |
| Mordialloc College, Mordialloc | Government | Secondary | — | 1,218 | 1,062 |
| Mentone Girls Secondary College, Mentone | Government | Secondary | — | 1,102 | 1,102 |
| Kilbreda College, Mentone | Catholic | Secondary | — | 928 | 1,082 |
| Christway College, Clarinda | Independent | Combined | — | 864 | 1,111 |
| Cheltenham Secondary College, Cheltenham | Government | Secondary | — | 759 | 1,054 |
| Parkdale Primary School, Parkdale | Government | Primary | — | 631 | 1,133 |
| St Louis de Montfort's School, Aspendale | Catholic | Primary | — | 594 | 1,107 |
| Aspendale Gardens Primary School, Aspendale Gardens | Government | Primary | — | 592 | 1,095 |
| Mentone Girls' Grammar School, Mentone | Independent | Combined | — | 560 | 1,174 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | — | 545 | 1,108 |
| Edithvale Primary School, Edithvale | Government | Primary | — | 525 | 1,100 |
| Patterson Lakes Primary School, Patterson Lakes | Government | Primary | — | 521 | 1,061 |
| Aspendale Primary School, Aspendale | Government | Primary | — | 477 | 1,100 |
| St Patrick's School, Mentone | Catholic | Primary | — | 460 | 1,116 |
| Chelsea Heights Primary School, Chelsea Heights | Government | Primary | — | 415 | 1,059 |
| Parktone Primary School, Parkdale | Government | Primary | — | 411 | 1,101 |
| Cheltenham East Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | — | 392 | 1,122 |
| Carrum Primary School, Carrum | Government | Primary | — | 369 | 1,075 |
| Southmoor Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | — | 368 | 1,121 |
| Bonbeach Primary School, Bonbeach | Government | Primary | — | 367 | 1,077 |
| Chelsea Primary School, Chelsea | Government | Primary | — | 360 | 1,075 |
| St Joseph's School, Chelsea | Catholic | Primary | — | 317 | 1,084 |
| Mentone Primary School, Mentone | Government | Primary | — | 299 | 1,112 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School, Cheltenham | Catholic | Primary | — | 257 | 1,107 |
| Mordialloc Beach Primary School, Mordialloc | Government | Primary | — | 249 | 1,095 |
| Le Page Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | — | 215 | 1,080 |
| Yarrabah School, Aspendale | Government | Combined | — | 189 | 1,032 |
| Mentone Park Primary School, Mentone | Government | Primary | — | 186 | 1,099 |
| Kingston Heath Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | — | 184 | 1,075 |
| St Brigid's School, Mordialloc | Catholic | Primary | — | 169 | 1,091 |
| St John Vianney's School, Parkdale | Catholic | Primary | — | 164 | 1,099 |
| St Catherine's School, Moorabbin | Catholic | Primary | — | 85 | 1,083 |
| Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabbin | Government | Combined | — | 48 | 1,090 |
| Avenues Education, Moorabbin | Government | Secondary | — | — | — |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20803/kingston/topic/education