# Education & Qualifications — Melbourne - Inner East

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

Area: Melbourne - Inner East (Region (SA4))

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.

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.

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.

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.

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%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Completed Year 12 | 77.8% | +11.8% since 2011 |
| Adults with a bachelor degree or higher | 46.0% | +26.3% since 2011 |
| Schools | 109 | — |
| Schools per 1,000 children | 1.85 | — |
| School enrolments | 64,632 | — |
| Average school size | 593 | — |
| Average school ICSEA | 1,145 | — |

**Highest year of school** — Year 12 77.8%, Year 9 or below 6.4%, Year 11 6.0%, Year 10 5.4%

**Highest qualification level** — 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 qualification** — Management & commerce 26.1%, Society & culture 12.2%, Health 11.9%, Engineering & related 10.4%, Education 7.5%, Information technology 5.7%, Natural & physical sciences 4.8%, Creative arts 4.8%, Architecture & building 3.8%, Food, hospitality & personal services 2.9%, Agriculture & environment 0.9%

## 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

Nearest 10 shown:

| School | Sector | Type | Distance | Students |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School | Independent | Combined | — | 2,564 |
| Balwyn High School | Government | Secondary | — | 2,260 |
| East Doncaster Secondary College | Government | Secondary | — | 2,211 |
| Methodist Ladies' College | Independent | Combined | — | 2,169 |
| Scotch College | Independent | Combined | — | 1,957 |
| Trinity Grammar School Kew | Independent | Combined | — | 1,577 |
| Box Hill High School | Government | Secondary | — | 1,547 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College | Independent | Combined | — | 1,530 |
| Xavier College | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,503 |
| Camberwell Grammar School | Independent | Combined | — | 1,346 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/207/melbourne-inner-east/topic/education