78.0% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 78.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bentleigh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bentleigh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 44% of adults in Bentleigh hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is seen across the board, with a huge proportion of residents finishing their secondary schooling compared to the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 78% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen in Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bentleigh, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 11 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, as 43.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the state figure of 29.2% and the Australian average of 26.3%.
43.8% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 43.8%
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 Bentleigh, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 26.1%, followed by society and culture at 12.8% and engineering at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bentleigh has some of the most advantaged schools in the region, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Local schools are typically larger than average, with 51 schools located within 3km.
1.24
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
51
Higher than 92% 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).
577
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,131
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bentleigh
51 schools — 28,857 students, average ICSEA 1,131.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 12 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 11 · Combined 10
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| Avenues Education, Moorabbin | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | — | — |
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 393 | 1,120 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 111 | 1,058 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 38 | 1,119 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 189 | 932 |
| St Catherine's School, Moorabbin | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 85 | 1,083 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 545 | 1,108 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| St Agnes' School, Highett | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 164 | 1,098 |
| St Leonard's College, Brighton East | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,597 | 1,184 |
| Southmoor Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 368 | 1,121 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabbin | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 48 | 1,090 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| East Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 324 | 1,100 |
| Coatesville Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 795 | 1,136 |
| Hampton Primary School, Hampton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 628 | 1,168 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 550 | 1,153 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| St Mary's School, Hampton | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 194 | 1,142 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 264 | 1,146 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 540 | 1,158 |
| St Joan of Arc School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 402 | 1,170 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Sandringham College, Sandringham | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,079 | 1,106 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Sandringham East Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 432 | 1,135 |
| Hughesdale Primary School, Hughesdale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 572 | 1,144 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| Brighton Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,480 | 1,143 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 559 | 1,123 |
| Cheltenham Secondary College, Cheltenham | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 759 | 1,054 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bentleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20214/bentleigh/topic/education