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Melbourne - Outer East · Region (SA4)

Education & Qualifications in Melbourne - Outer East

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

A jump of 10 percentage points in Year 12 completion since 2011 marks a significant educational climb for Melbourne - Outer East. This region now sees 62.2% of its people finishing high school, a figure well above the national average. Higher education has also grown quickly, with a much larger share of adults now holding university degrees than in most similar areas.

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📍 Melbourne - Outer East, Region (SA4)

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

28.3% ▲ +48.2%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Melbourne - Outer East — higher than 74% of areas.

Melbourne - Outer East28.3%
Greater Melbourne 32.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

More than six in ten people here have completed Year 12, which is higher than most areas and well above the national figure. This represents a steady climb from 2011, when only 51.9% had finished their final year of school.

Completed Year 12

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62.2% ▲ +19.9%

Higher than 74% 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 - Outer East, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 13%.

Year 12 62.2% Year 10 12.7% Year 11 12.1% Year 9 or below 8.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are common here, with 28.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and has risen sharply by 9.2 percentage points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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28.3% ▲ +48.2%

Higher than 74% 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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Melbourne - Outer East splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.

Bachelor degree 28.9% Certificate III / IV 25.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.0% Postgraduate degree 10.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.8% Certificate I / II 1.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by engineering at 14.3% and society and culture at 11.6%.

Schools

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

The area has 188 schools, among the largest number of institutions at this level, serving 77,539 students. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,070, which is much higher than most other areas.

Average school ICSEA

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1,070

Higher than 77% of region (sa4) areas.

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

Schools in and around Melbourne - Outer East — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Schools serving Melbourne - Outer East

188 schools — 77,539 students, average ICSEA 1,070.

By sector: Government 131 · Catholic 31 · Independent 26

By type: Primary 132 · Secondary 33 · Combined 23
Waverley Christian College, Wantirna South Independent Combined — 2,370 1,141
Yarra Valley Grammar, Ringwood Independent Combined — 1,899 1,155
Rowville Secondary College, Rowville Government Secondary — 1,887 1,028
Aquinas College, Ringwood Catholic Secondary — 1,659 1,085
Vermont Secondary College, Vermont Government Secondary — 1,650 1,122
Donvale Christian College, Donvale Independent Combined — 1,623 1,158
Mount Lilydale Mercy College, Lilydale Catholic Secondary — 1,550 1,045
Ringwood Secondary College, Ringwood Government Secondary — 1,516 1,052
Emmaus College, Vermont South Catholic Combined — 1,479 1,086
Wantirna College, Wantirna Government Secondary — 1,458 1,031
Lilydale High School, Lilydale Government Secondary — 1,424 1,013
Luther College, Croydon Hills Independent Secondary — 1,219 1,127
Norwood Secondary College, Ringwood Government Secondary — 1,083 1,059
Whitefriars College, Donvale Catholic Secondary — 1,055 1,112
St Joseph's College, Ferntree Gully Catholic Secondary — 991 1,052
Tintern Grammar, Ringwood East Independent Combined — 985 1,154
Mooroolbark College, Mooroolbark Government Secondary — 934 982
Billanook College, Mooroolbark Independent Combined — 889 1,104
Lilydale Heights College, Lilydale Government Secondary — 860 1,000
Oxley Christian College, Chirnside Park Independent Combined — 838 1,119
Belgrave Heights Christian School, Belgrave Heights Independent Combined — 776 1,078
The Knox School, Wantirna South Independent Combined — 764 1,159
Vermont Primary School, Vermont Government Primary — 752 1,161
Upwey High School, Upwey Government Secondary — 744 1,048
Croydon Hills Primary School, Croydon Hills Government Primary — 737 1,095
Upper Yarra Secondary College, Yarra Junction Government Secondary — 736 975
Templeton Primary School, Wantirna Government Primary — 720 1,136
St Andrews Christian College, Wantirna South Independent Combined — 719 1,166
Mount Evelyn Christian School, Mount Evelyn Independent Combined — 693 1,059
Rangeview Primary School, Mitcham Government Primary — 689 1,155
Mater Christi College, Belgrave Catholic Secondary — 688 1,093
Heathmont College, Heathmont Government Secondary — 667 1,014
Birmingham Primary School, Mount Evelyn Government Primary — 666 1,040
Melba Secondary College, Croydon Government Secondary — 663 1,003
Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School, Croydon Hills Independent Primary — 658 1,147
Mullauna Secondary College, Mitcham Government Secondary — 625 1,058
Livingstone Primary School, Vermont South Government Primary — 612 1,142
Edinburgh College, Lilydale Independent Combined — 590 1,083
Monbulk College, Monbulk Government Secondary — 583 1,044
St Peter Julian Eymard, Mooroolbark Catholic Primary — 583 1,036
The Basin Primary School, The Basin Government Primary — 583 1,042
Heathmont East Primary School, Heathmont Government Primary — 570 1,127
Mooroolbark East Primary School, Mooroolbark Government Primary — 569 1,013
Great Ryrie Primary School, Heathmont Government Primary — 566 1,072
Montrose Primary School, Montrose Government Primary — 566 1,050
Eastwood Primary School, Ringwood East Government Primary — 555 1,092
Bimbadeen Heights Primary School, Mooroolbark Government Primary — 541 1,039
Regency Park Primary School, Wantirna Government Primary — 537 1,068
Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolbark Government Secondary — 530 972
Antonio Park Primary School, Mitcham Government Primary — 529 1,137
Park Ridge Primary School, Rowville Government Primary — 527 1,067
Dorset Primary School, Croydon Government Primary — 525 1,034
Cire Community School, Lilydale Independent Secondary — 524 987
Boronia Heights Primary School, Boronia Government Primary — 507 1,051
Boronia K-12 College, Boronia Government Combined — 494 982
Mitcham Primary School, Mitcham Government Primary — 490 1,127
Ruskin Park Primary School, Croydon Government Primary — 488 1,034
Lysterfield Primary School, Lysterfield Government Primary — 482 1,064
Ringwood North Primary School, Ringwood North Government Primary — 471 1,107
Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School, Warranwood Independent Combined — 470 1,097
Knox Gardens Primary School, Wantirna South Government Primary — 458 1,112
Sacred Heart School, Croydon Catholic Primary — 454 1,065
Rowville Primary School, Rowville Government Primary — 439 1,060
Billanook Primary School, Montrose Government Primary — 438 1,048
Mountain Gate Primary School, Ferntree Gully Government Primary — 432 1,072
Woori Yallock Primary School, Woori Yallock Government Primary — 429 986
Kalinda Primary School, Ringwood Government Primary — 424 1,097
Karoo Primary School, Rowville Government Primary — 422 1,086
Wonga Park Primary School, Wonga Park Government Primary — 412 1,080
Chirnside Park Primary School, Chirnside Park Government Primary — 411 1,040
Rolling Hills Primary School, Mooroolbark Government Primary — 409 1,046
Fairhills High School, Knoxfield Government Secondary — 404 994
Our Lady of the Pines School, Donvale Catholic Primary — 404 1,108
Mount Evelyn Primary School, Mount Evelyn Government Primary — 397 1,031
Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School, Nunawading Government Primary — 388 1,133
Holy Spirit School, Ringwood North Catholic Primary — 386 1,102
Belgrave South Primary School, Belgrave South Government Primary — 375 1,065
Warranwood Primary School, Warranwood Government Primary — 375 1,089
St Simon's School, Rowville Catholic Primary — 366 1,087
Tecoma Primary School, Tecoma Government Primary — 361 1,080
St James' School, Vermont Catholic Primary — 351 1,139
Nunawading Christian College - Primary, Nunawading Independent Primary — 343 1,101
Bayswater South Primary School, Bayswater Government Primary — 339 1,099
Park Orchards Primary School, Park Orchards Government Primary — 338 1,119
Tinternvale Primary School, Ringwood East Government Primary — 328 1,062
St Mary's School, Mount Evelyn Catholic Primary — 324 1,018
Upwey South Primary School, Upwey Government Primary — 321 1,078
Heany Park Primary School, Rowville Government Primary — 314 1,090
Knox Park Primary School, Knoxfield Government Primary — 312 1,061
Wandin North Primary School, Wandin North Government Primary — 311 1,016
Healesville High School, Healesville Government Secondary — 310 964
Donvale Primary School, Donvale Government Primary — 289 1,120
Ferntree Gully North Primary School, Ferntree Gully Government Primary — 289 1,055
The Patch Primary School, The Patch Government Primary — 286 1,086
Little Yarra Steiner School, Yarra Junction Independent Combined — 278 1,067
Warrandyte High School, Warrandyte Government Secondary — 278 1,049
St Brigid's School, Healesville Catholic Primary — 274 1,029
St Jude the Apostle School, Scoresby Catholic Primary — 271 1,083
Mullum Primary School, Ringwood Government Primary — 261 1,064
Nunawading Christian College - Secondary, Nunawading Independent Secondary — 261 1,067
Bayswater Secondary College, Bayswater Government Secondary — 256 972
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, The Basin Catholic Primary — 255 1,069
St Patrick's School, Lilydale Catholic Primary — 250 1,052
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Ringwood Catholic Primary — 248 981
Wattle View Primary School, Ferntree Gully Government Primary — 247 1,006
Scoresby Secondary College, Scoresby Government Secondary — 244 1,003
Yarra Road Primary School, Croydon North Government Primary — 244 1,060
Badger Creek Primary School, Healesville Government Primary — 233 1,006
Wantirna South Primary School, Wantirna South Government Primary — 233 1,074
St Anne's School, Park Orchards Catholic Primary — 231 1,119
Victoria Road Primary School, Lilydale Government Primary — 231 1,025
Croydon Primary School, Croydon Government Primary — 225 955
Bayswater West Primary School, Bayswater Government Primary — 223 1,003
Healesville Primary School, Healesville Government Primary — 222 974
Lilydale Primary School, Lilydale Government Primary — 221 1,014
St John the Baptist School, Ferntree Gully Catholic Primary — 221 1,075
Yarra Junction Primary School, Yarra Junction Government Primary — 220 985
Ringwood Heights Primary School, Ringwood North Government Primary — 215 1,104
Heatherwood School, Donvale Government Secondary — 214 991
Monbulk Primary School, Monbulk Government Primary — 214 1,032
Bayswater North Primary School, Bayswater North Government Primary — 211 1,015
Holy Trinity School, Wantirna South Catholic Primary — 210 1,083
Eastern Ranges School, Ferntree Gully Government Combined — 200 1,031
Warrandyte Primary School, Warrandyte Government Primary — 200 1,112
Kent Park Primary School, Ferntree Gully Government Primary — 197 1,012
Heritage College Knox, Ferntree Gully Independent Combined — 183 1,059
Andersons Creek Primary School, Warrandyte Government Primary — 178 1,096
St Richard's Primary School, Kilsyth Catholic Primary — 166 1,058
Selby Primary School, Selby Government Primary — 165 1,109
St Luke's School, Wantirna Catholic Primary — 165 1,098
Seville Primary School, Seville Government Primary — 163 996
Manchester Primary School, Mooroolbark Government Primary — 158 955
Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater Government Primary — 155 1,024
Weeden Heights Primary School, Vermont South Government Primary — 154 1,141
Mount Dandenong Primary School, Mount Dandenong Government Primary — 152 1,078
Croydon Community School, Croydon Government Secondary — 143 983
St John's School, Mitcham Catholic Primary — 142 1,095
Vermont South Special School, Vermont South Government Combined — 140 998
Launching Place Primary School, Launching Place Government Primary — 137 969
Scoresby Primary School, Scoresby Government Primary — 136 1,013
Holy Saviour Parish School, Vermont South Catholic Primary — 133 —
Macclesfield Primary School, Macclesfield Government Primary — 133 1,017
Wandin Yallock Primary School, Wandin North Government Primary — 132 1,007
St Joseph's Primary School, Boronia Catholic Primary — 129 1,086
Upwey Primary School, Upwey Government Primary — 129 1,114
Ferny Creek Primary School, Ferny Creek Government Primary — 127 1,111
Marlborough Primary School, Heathmont Government Primary — 124 1,037
Parkmore Primary School, Forest Hill Government Primary — 121 1,095
Yarra Glen Primary School, Yarra Glen Government Primary — 117 998
St Paul's School, Monbulk Catholic Primary — 115 1,046
Kilsyth Primary School, Kilsyth Government Primary — 114 948
Croydon Special Developmental School, Croydon South Government Combined — 106 976
Fairhills Primary School, Ferntree Gully Government Primary — 104 1,004
St Thomas More's School, Belgrave Catholic Primary — 101 1,089
Urban College, Boronia Independent Secondary — 100 975
Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras Government Combined — 95 982
Ghilgai School, Kilsyth Independent Primary — 94 1,061
Ainslie Parklands Primary School, Croydon Government Primary — 93 1,044
Kallista Primary School, Kallista Government Primary — 91 1,118
Pembroke Primary School, Mooroolbark Government Primary — 91 923
Yarra Ranges Special Developmental School, Mount Evelyn Government Combined — 89 993
St Joseph's School, Yarra Junction Catholic Primary — 87 1,002
Coldstream Primary School, Coldstream Government Primary — 85 997
Our Lady of Lourdes School, Bayswater Catholic Primary — 85 1,003
Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School, Upper Ferntree Gully Government Primary — 80 1,038
Wesburn Primary School, Wesburn Government Primary — 77 980
Gladesville Primary School, Kilsyth Government Primary — 76 968
Knox Central Primary School, Boronia Government Primary — 75 1,018
St Mary's College for the Deaf - Wantirna South Campus, Wantirna South Catholic Primary — 75 1,028
Warburton Primary School, Warburton Government Primary — 71 1,004
Village School, Croydon North Independent Primary — 68 1,089
Chum Creek Primary School, Chum Creek Government Primary — 67 1,048
Menzies Creek Primary School, Menzies Creek Government Primary — 67 1,057
Carrington Primary School, Knoxfield Government Primary — 64 974
Wantirna Primary School, Wantirna Government Primary — 53 1,031
Millwarra Primary School, Millgrove Government Primary — 47 923
Worawa Aboriginal College, Healesville Independent Secondary — 46 649
Don Valley Primary School, Don Valley Government Primary — 39 1,015
Mooroolbark Grammar, Mooroolbark Independent Combined — 39 997
Dillbadin Primary School, Boronia Government Primary — 35 977
Sassafras Primary School, Sassafras Government Primary — 29 1,055
Gladysdale Primary School, Gladysdale Government Primary — 23 971
The Avenue School, Ferntree Gully Independent Secondary — 21 999
Lyrebird College, Coldstream Independent Combined — 20 1,102
Yering Primary School, Yering Government Primary — 20 1,039
Olinda Primary School, Olinda Government Primary — 13 964
Silvan Primary School, Silvan Government Primary — 13 1,016
Hoddles Creek Primary School, Hoddles Creek Government Primary — 4 —

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 - Outer East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/211/melbourne-outer-east/topic/education