77.1% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 72.3%
- 2021: 77.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blackburn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blackburn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have climbed steadily in Blackburn, where nearly half of all adults now hold a university degree. This makes the area far more qualified than the typical Victorian or Australian suburb. The local population is well-educated, with a very high percentage of residents completing their final year of high school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is exceptionally high here, with 77.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blackburn, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Almost half of adults, 47.0%, have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. The most common high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees at 39.7% and postgraduate degrees at 18.9%.
47.0% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 47.0%
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 Blackburn, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 24.0%, followed by society and culture at 12.3% and health at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most, with an average size of 490 students and a very high average advantage score. While there are 47 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most areas.
2.18
Lower than 69% 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).
490
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,114
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blackburn
47 schools — 23,044 students, average ICSEA 1,114.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 10 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 11 · Combined 6
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Blackburn | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 185 | 1,130 |
| Blackburn Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 440 | 1,141 |
| Blackburn High School, Blackburn | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,289 | 1,094 |
| Box Hill High School, Box Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,547 | 1,123 |
| Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 619 | 1,159 |
| Blackburn Lake Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 542 | 1,170 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Secondary, Nunawading | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 261 | 1,067 |
| Old Orchard Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 441 | 1,127 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Primary, Nunawading | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 343 | 1,101 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School, Blackburn South | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 137 | 1,108 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Box Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 257 | 1,105 |
| Our Lady of Sion College, Box Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 930 | 1,111 |
| St Philip's School, Blackburn North | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 40 | 1,137 |
| Whitehorse Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 302 | 1,123 |
| Aurora School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 270 | 1,038 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 592 | 1,130 |
| Kerrimuir Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 572 | 1,137 |
| Berengarra School, Box Hill North | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 61 | 1,084 |
| Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School, Nunawading | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 388 | 1,133 |
| Roberts McCubbin Primary School, Box Hill South | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 303 | 1,120 |
| Beverley Hills Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 811 | 1,153 |
| Blackburn English Language School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 344 | 1,022 |
| Donvale Primary School, Donvale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 289 | 1,120 |
| Burwood Heights Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 442 | 1,107 |
| Forest Hill College, Burwood East | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 356 | 1,045 |
| Kingswood College, Box Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 575 | 1,162 |
| Parkmore Primary School, Forest Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 121 | 1,095 |
| Heatherwood School, Donvale | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 214 | 991 |
| St John's School, Mitcham | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 142 | 1,095 |
| Box Hill North Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 232 | 1,084 |
| Ss Peter & Paul's School, Doncaster East | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 60 | 1,088 |
| Emmaus College, Vermont South | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,479 | 1,086 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 145 | 1,142 |
| Mullauna Secondary College, Mitcham | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 625 | 1,058 |
| Box Hill Senior Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 281 | 1,055 |
| Koonung Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,232 | 1,108 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 490 | 1,127 |
| Donburn Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 550 | 1,133 |
| Burwood East Special Developmental School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 79 | 1,073 |
| St Scholastica's School, Bennettswood | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 108 | 1,067 |
| Vermont Primary School, Vermont | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 752 | 1,161 |
| Vermont South Special School, Vermont South | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 140 | 998 |
| Mount Scopus Memorial College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,170 | 1,159 |
| Doncaster Secondary College, Doncaster | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,157 | 1,067 |
| Livingstone Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 612 | 1,142 |
| Doncaster Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 543 | 1,125 |
| Birralee Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 576 | 1,163 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blackburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20252/blackburn/topic/education