74.5% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 74.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Black Rock · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Black Rock
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 16 percentage points separates Black Rock from the national average in both high school and university completion. This is a highly educated area where 74.5% of residents finished Year 12 and 42.1% hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the state and national figures, with 74.5% of people completing Year 12. This is among the highest rates for an area of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Black Rock, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 42.1%, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Bachelor degrees are the most common top qualification at 40.3%.
42.1% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 42.1%
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 Black Rock, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.4%, followed by society and culture at 12.4% and health at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most areas and have an average advantage score among the highest of its kind. While there are 21 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas.
1.00
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
471
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,119
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 Black Rock
21 schools — 9,898 students, average ICSEA 1,119.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Black Rock Primary School, Black Rock | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 489 | 1,143 |
| Beaumaris North Primary School, Beaumaris | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 477 | 1,150 |
| Beaumaris Secondary College, Beaumaris | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 893 | 1,113 |
| Stella Maris School, Beaumaris | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 143 | 1,137 |
| Beaumaris Primary School, Beaumaris | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 558 | 1,134 |
| Sandringham College, Sandringham | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,079 | 1,106 |
| Sandringham East Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 432 | 1,135 |
| Mentone Girls Secondary College, Mentone | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,102 | 1,102 |
| Sacred Heart School, Sandringham | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 274 | 1,138 |
| Cheltenham Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 402 | 1,116 |
| St Agnes' School, Highett | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 164 | 1,098 |
| Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 540 | 1,158 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School, Cheltenham | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 257 | 1,107 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 545 | 1,108 |
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 111 | 1,058 |
| Kilbreda College, Mentone | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 928 | 1,082 |
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 38 | 1,119 |
| Mentone Girls' Grammar School, Mentone | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 560 | 1,174 |
| Cheltenham East Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 392 | 1,122 |
| Mentone Primary School, Mentone | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 299 | 1,112 |
| Le Page Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 215 | 1,080 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Black Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20251/black-rock/topic/education