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Melbourne - Inner East · Region (SA4)

Education & Qualifications in Melbourne - Inner East

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

High levels of schooling and degrees place Melbourne - Inner East among the most qualified areas of its kind. Nearly half of all adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This trend of high achievement is seen across the board, from a large number of university graduates to a very high rate of Year 12 completion.

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📍 Melbourne - Inner East, Region (SA4)

Where Melbourne - Inner East sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

46.0% ▲ +26.3%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Melbourne - Inner East — higher than 96% of areas.

Melbourne - Inner East46.0%
Greater Melbourne 32.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 77.8%, a result that has risen by 8.2 percentage points since 2011. Only 6.4% of people in the area have a highest school level of Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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77.8% ▲ +11.8%

Higher than 97% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Melbourne - Inner East, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 9 or below is next at 7%.

Year 12 77.8% Year 9 or below 6.4% Year 11 6.0% Year 10 5.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 46% of the population, which is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This figure has climbed 9.6 percentage points since 2011, with 19% of people holding postgraduate degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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46.0% ▲ +26.3%

Higher than 96% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Melbourne - Inner East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Bachelor degree 41.0% Postgraduate degree 19.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.5% Certificate III / IV 9.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.7% Certificate I / II 0.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 26.1%, followed by society and culture at 12.2% and health at 11.9%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has a high average school advantage score and larger than usual school sizes, with 64,632 total enrolments. While there are 109 schools, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.

Average school ICSEA

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1,145

Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Melbourne - Inner East

109 schools — 64,632 students, average ICSEA 1,145.

By sector: Government 63 · Catholic 24 · Independent 22

By type: Primary 66 · Combined 22 · Secondary 21
Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew Independent Combined — 2,564 1,177
Balwyn High School, Balwyn North Government Secondary — 2,260 1,141
East Doncaster Secondary College, Doncaster East Government Secondary — 2,211 1,124
Methodist Ladies' College, Kew Independent Combined — 2,169 1,190
Scotch College, Hawthorn Independent Combined — 1,957 1,188
Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew Independent Combined — 1,577 1,180
Box Hill High School, Box Hill Government Secondary — 1,547 1,123
Presbyterian Ladies' College, Burwood Independent Combined — 1,530 1,207
Xavier College, Kew Catholic Combined — 1,503 1,154
Camberwell Grammar School, Canterbury Independent Combined — 1,346 1,192
Blackburn High School, Blackburn Government Secondary — 1,289 1,094
Koonung Secondary College, Mont Albert North Government Secondary — 1,232 1,108
Serpell Primary School, Templestowe Government Primary — 1,231 1,173
Templestowe College, Templestowe Lower Government Secondary — 1,227 1,099
Mount Scopus Memorial College, Burwood Independent Combined — 1,170 1,159
Doncaster Secondary College, Doncaster Government Secondary — 1,157 1,067
Marcellin College, Bulleen Catholic Secondary — 1,131 1,115
Kew High School, Kew East Government Secondary — 1,015 1,110
Bialik College, Hawthorn Independent Combined — 987 1,164
Our Lady of Sion College, Box Hill Catholic Secondary — 930 1,111
Ruyton Girls' School, Kew Independent Combined — 854 1,198
Auburn High School, Hawthorn East Government Secondary — 849 1,140
Camberwell High School, Canterbury Government Secondary — 824 1,119
Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar, Canterbury Independent Combined — 814 1,135
Beverley Hills Primary School, Doncaster East Government Primary — 811 1,153
Doncaster Gardens Primary School, Doncaster East Government Primary — 785 1,147
Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Canterbury Independent Combined — 777 1,180
Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Canterbury Government Secondary — 775 1,141
Milgate Primary School, Doncaster East Government Primary — 742 1,144
SEDA College (Victoria), Camberwell Independent Secondary — 721 1,036
Siena College Ltd, Camberwell Catholic Secondary — 691 1,153
Genazzano FCJ College, Kew Catholic Combined — 680 1,127
Canterbury Primary School, Canterbury Government Primary — 639 1,192
Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn Government Primary — 619 1,159
Mont Albert Primary School, Mont Albert Government Primary — 605 1,149
Orchard Grove Primary School, Blackburn South Government Primary — 592 1,130
Birralee Primary School, Doncaster Government Primary — 576 1,163
Kingswood College, Box Hill Independent Combined — 575 1,162
Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn Government Primary — 574 1,171
Kerrimuir Primary School, Box Hill North Government Primary — 572 1,137
Hartwell Primary School, Camberwell Government Primary — 570 1,191
Balwyn North Primary School, Balwyn North Government Primary — 554 1,139
Camberwell Primary School, Camberwell Government Primary — 552 1,194
Donburn Primary School, Doncaster East Government Primary — 550 1,133
Auburn South Primary School, Hawthorn East Government Primary — 549 1,165
Templestowe Park Primary School, Templestowe Government Primary — 548 1,108
Templestowe Heights Primary School, Templestowe Lower Government Primary — 544 1,132
Doncaster Primary School, Doncaster Government Primary — 543 1,125
Blackburn Lake Primary School, Blackburn Government Primary — 542 1,170
Fintona Girls' School, Balwyn Independent Combined — 533 1,191
Burwood East Primary School, Burwood East Government Primary — 520 1,147
Kew Primary School, Kew Government Primary — 512 1,151
St Clement of Rome School, Bulleen Catholic Primary — 456 1,109
Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn Government Primary — 454 1,165
Ashburton Primary School, Ashburton Government Primary — 444 1,155
Burwood Heights Primary School, Burwood East Government Primary — 442 1,107
Old Orchard Primary School, Blackburn North Government Primary — 441 1,127
Blackburn Primary School, Blackburn Government Primary — 440 1,141
Greythorn Primary School, Balwyn North Government Primary — 434 1,152
Camberwell South Primary School, Glen Iris Government Primary — 423 1,183
Glen Iris Primary School, Glen Iris Government Primary — 408 1,174
Kew East Primary School, Kew East Government Primary — 404 1,183
Auburn Primary School, Hawthorn East Government Primary — 381 1,162
Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn Government Secondary — 374 1,093
St Joseph's School, Hawthorn Catholic Primary — 369 1,156
Surrey Hills Primary School, Surrey Hills Government Primary — 358 1,166
Forest Hill College, Burwood East Government Secondary — 356 1,045
Deepdene Primary School, Deepdene Government Primary — 353 1,159
Blackburn English Language School, Burwood East Government Combined — 344 1,022
Solway Primary School, Ashburton Government Primary — 337 1,161
Templestowe Valley Primary School, Lower Templestowe Government Primary — 309 1,092
Roberts McCubbin Primary School, Box Hill South Government Primary — 303 1,120
Whitehorse Primary School, Blackburn North Government Primary — 302 1,123
Box Hill Senior Secondary College, Mont Albert North Government Secondary — 281 1,055
Boroondara Park Primary School, Balwyn North Government Primary — 278 1,138
Bulleen Heights School, Bulleen Government Combined — 273 1,071
St Gregory the Great School, Doncaster Catholic Primary — 271 1,138
Aurora School, Blackburn South Government Primary — 270 1,038
St Bede's School, Balwyn North Catholic Primary — 264 1,133
St Cecilia's School, Glen Iris Catholic Primary — 258 1,172
St Francis Xavier's School, Box Hill Catholic Primary — 257 1,105
Wattle Park Primary School, Burwood Government Primary — 251 1,122
Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn Government Primary — 244 1,160
Chatham Primary School, Surrey Hills Government Primary — 241 1,147
Box Hill North Primary School, Box Hill North Government Primary — 232 1,084
St Michael's School, Ashburton Catholic Primary — 222 1,139
Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, Kew Independent Combined — 200 1,154
Our Holy Redeemer School, Surrey Hills Catholic Primary — 198 1,180
Sacred Heart School, Kew Catholic Primary — 191 1,169
St Thomas the Apostle School, Blackburn Catholic Primary — 185 1,130
Rossbourne School, Hawthorn Independent Secondary — 147 1,100
St Dominic's School, Camberwell Catholic Primary — 146 1,169
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Surrey Hills Catholic Primary — 145 1,142
Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Deepdene Catholic Primary — 144 1,138
St Luke the Evangelist School, Blackburn South Catholic Primary — 137 1,108
St Kevin's School, Templestowe Lower Catholic Primary — 132 1,096
Belle Vue Primary School, Balwyn North Government Primary — 126 1,122
St Scholastica's School, Bennettswood Catholic Primary — 108 1,067
Alia College, Hawthorn East Independent Secondary — 96 1,130
Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn Independent Primary — 92 1,187
St Anne's School, Kew East Catholic Primary — 80 1,152
Burwood East Special Developmental School, Burwood East Government Combined — 79 1,073
Berengarra School, Box Hill North Independent Secondary — 61 1,084
Ss Peter & Paul's School, Doncaster East Catholic Primary — 60 1,088
St Paul's College, Balwyn Independent Combined — 50 1,090
Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew Independent Primary — 49 1,125
Belmore School, Balwyn Government Combined — 41 1,096
St Philip's School, Blackburn North Catholic Primary — 40 1,137
Andale School, Kew Independent Combined — 26 1,132

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Melbourne - Inner East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/207/melbourne-inner-east/topic/education