81.2% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.4%
- 2016: 76.8%
- 2021: 81.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balwyn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Balwyn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning shape daily life in Balwyn, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This is a highly educated area with far more residents finishing high school than in the typical Victorian suburb. These strong academic results are reflected in the local schools, which are among the most advantaged in the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 81.2% of residents doing so. This is far above the Victoria figure of 61.8% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balwyn, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Academic achievement is very high, as 48.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia, with nearly 20% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
48.5% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 48.5%
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 Balwyn, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications in the area are in management and commerce, at 27.8%. Other common fields include health at 13.5% and society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the most advantaged in the country and are typically larger than those in most areas. There are 56 schools within 3km, split between government (50%), independent (26.8%), and Catholic (23.2%) sectors.
1.83
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
56
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
594
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,151
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Balwyn
56 schools — 33,283 students, average ICSEA 1,151.
By sector: Government 28 · Independent 15 · Catholic 13
By type: Primary 30 · Combined 15 · Secondary 11
| St Paul's College, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 50 | 1,090 |
| Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 574 | 1,171 |
| Fintona Girls' School, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 533 | 1,191 |
| Belmore School, Balwyn | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 41 | 1,096 |
| Chatham Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 241 | 1,147 |
| Balwyn High School, Balwyn North | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 2,260 | 1,141 |
| Greythorn Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 434 | 1,152 |
| Camberwell Grammar School, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,346 | 1,192 |
| Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 775 | 1,141 |
| Balwyn North Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 554 | 1,139 |
| Mont Albert Primary School, Mont Albert | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 605 | 1,149 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Deepdene | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 144 | 1,138 |
| Our Holy Redeemer School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 198 | 1,180 |
| Deepdene Primary School, Deepdene | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 353 | 1,159 |
| St Bede's School, Balwyn North | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 264 | 1,133 |
| Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 814 | 1,135 |
| Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 777 | 1,180 |
| Surrey Hills Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 358 | 1,166 |
| Canterbury Primary School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 639 | 1,192 |
| Genazzano FCJ College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 680 | 1,127 |
| Boroondara Park Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 278 | 1,138 |
| Camberwell High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 824 | 1,119 |
| Box Hill Senior Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 281 | 1,055 |
| Kew High School, Kew East | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,015 | 1,110 |
| Siena College Ltd, Camberwell | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 691 | 1,153 |
| Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 200 | 1,154 |
| Koonung Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,232 | 1,108 |
| Auburn Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 381 | 1,162 |
| Belle Vue Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 126 | 1,122 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 2,564 | 1,177 |
| St Dominic's School, Camberwell | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 146 | 1,169 |
| Birralee Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 576 | 1,163 |
| SEDA College (Victoria), Camberwell | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 721 | 1,036 |
| Kew East Primary School, Kew East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 404 | 1,183 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 145 | 1,142 |
| St Anne's School, Kew East | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 80 | 1,152 |
| Camberwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 552 | 1,194 |
| Box Hill North Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 232 | 1,084 |
| Wattle Park Primary School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 251 | 1,122 |
| Ruyton Girls' School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 854 | 1,198 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Kew | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 2,169 | 1,190 |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 374 | 1,093 |
| Kingswood College, Box Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 575 | 1,162 |
| Sacred Heart School, Kew | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 191 | 1,169 |
| Andale School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 26 | 1,132 |
| Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,577 | 1,180 |
| Our Lady of Sion College, Box Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 930 | 1,111 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Box Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 257 | 1,105 |
| Berengarra School, Box Hill North | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 61 | 1,084 |
| Kew Primary School, Kew | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 512 | 1,151 |
| Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 480 | 1,155 |
| Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 49 | 1,125 |
| Xavier College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,503 | 1,154 |
| Kerrimuir Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 572 | 1,137 |
| St Gregory the Great School, Doncaster | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 271 | 1,138 |
| Doncaster Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 543 | 1,125 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balwyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20123/balwyn/topic/education