73.9% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 73.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bentleigh East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bentleigh East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of residents in Bentleigh East have completed Year 12 compared to the national figure. This is a highly educated area where university degrees and high school completion rates sit well above both the Victorian and Australian averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 73.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and 15 points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bentleigh East, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 38.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the state and national averages.
38.5% ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 38.5%
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 Bentleigh East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 25.6%, followed by engineering at 12.3% and society and culture at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bentleigh East has some of the largest average school sizes and the highest school advantage scores among similar areas, though it has among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.
0.98
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
47
Higher than 91% 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).
527
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,116
Higher than 95% 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 East
47 schools — 24,259 students, average ICSEA 1,116.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 12 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 10 · Combined 6
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| Coatesville Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 795 | 1,136 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| East Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 324 | 1,100 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 393 | 1,120 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| South Oakleigh College, Oakleigh South | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 950 | 1,052 |
| Hughesdale Primary School, Hughesdale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 572 | 1,144 |
| St Catherine's School, Moorabbin | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 85 | 1,083 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| Southmoor Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 368 | 1,121 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| Oakleigh South Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 1,038 | 1,163 |
| Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabbin | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 48 | 1,090 |
| Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hughesdale | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 932 | 1,102 |
| Sacred Heart School, Oakleigh | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 195 | 1,140 |
| Avenues Education, Moorabbin | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | — | — |
| Clarinda Primary School, Clarinda | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 334 | 1,082 |
| Oakleigh Grammar, Oakleigh | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 724 | 1,078 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 414 | 1,120 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 545 | 1,108 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| Cheltenham Secondary College, Cheltenham | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 759 | 1,054 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 189 | 932 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| Oakleigh Primary School, Oakleigh | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 451 | 1,120 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 111 | 1,058 |
| St Andrew's School, Clayton South | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 319 | 1,074 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 555 | 1,161 |
| St Agnes' School, Highett | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 164 | 1,098 |
| Le Page Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 215 | 1,080 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 38 | 1,119 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| Amsleigh Park Primary School, Oakleigh East | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 345 | 1,093 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| Christ Our Holy Redeemer School, Oakleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 135 | 1,065 |
| Kingston Heath Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 184 | 1,075 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 883 | 1,117 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bentleigh East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20215/bentleigh-east/topic/education