59.3% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boronia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boronia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Stronger educational outcomes than most similar areas define Boronia, where nearly 60% of residents have finished Year 12. While qualification levels sit slightly below state and national figures, the area stands out for its high number of local schools and an impressive average school advantage score.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boronia, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average.
24.7% ▲ +71.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Boronia splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 17.9%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Boronia is home to 47 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.49
Lower than 82% 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).
332
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boronia
47 schools — 15,627 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 8 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Boronia K-12 College, Boronia | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 494 | 982 |
| Dillbadin Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 35 | 977 |
| Urban College, Boronia | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 100 | 975 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Boronia | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 129 | 1,086 |
| Boronia Heights Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 507 | 1,051 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 85 | 1,003 |
| Bayswater South Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 339 | 1,099 |
| The Basin Primary School, The Basin | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 583 | 1,042 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, The Basin | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 255 | 1,069 |
| Fairhills Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 155 | 1,024 |
| Wattle View Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 247 | 1,006 |
| Bayswater Secondary College, Bayswater | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 256 | 972 |
| Ferntree Gully North Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 289 | 1,055 |
| Knox Central Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 75 | 1,018 |
| Bayswater West Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 223 | 1,003 |
| Eastern Ranges School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 200 | 1,031 |
| Bayswater North Primary School, Bayswater North | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 211 | 1,015 |
| Fairhills High School, Knoxfield | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 404 | 994 |
| The Avenue School, Ferntree Gully | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 21 | 999 |
| Heathmont East Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 570 | 1,127 |
| Heritage College Knox, Ferntree Gully | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 183 | 1,059 |
| Kent Park Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 197 | 1,012 |
| Mountain Gate Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 432 | 1,072 |
| St John the Baptist School, Ferntree Gully | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 221 | 1,075 |
| Ghilgai School, Kilsyth | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 94 | 1,061 |
| St Andrews Christian College, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 719 | 1,166 |
| St Joseph's College, Ferntree Gully | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 991 | 1,052 |
| Regency Park Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 537 | 1,068 |
| Croydon Special Developmental School, Croydon South | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 106 | 976 |
| Tinternvale Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 328 | 1,062 |
| St Luke's School, Wantirna | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 165 | 1,098 |
| Knox Park Primary School, Knoxfield | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 312 | 1,061 |
| Holy Trinity School, Wantirna South | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 210 | 1,083 |
| St Mary's College for the Deaf - Wantirna South Campus, Wantirna South | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 75 | 1,028 |
| Templeton Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 720 | 1,136 |
| Wantirna South Primary School, Wantirna South | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 233 | 1,074 |
| Wantirna College, Wantirna | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,458 | 1,031 |
| Dorset Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 525 | 1,034 |
| Heathmont College, Heathmont | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 667 | 1,014 |
| Marlborough Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 124 | 1,037 |
| Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School, Upper Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 80 | 1,038 |
| Carrington Primary School, Knoxfield | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 64 | 974 |
| Scoresby Secondary College, Scoresby | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 244 | 1,003 |
| Knox Gardens Primary School, Wantirna South | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 458 | 1,112 |
| Billanook Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 438 | 1,048 |
| The Knox School, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 764 | 1,159 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boronia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20304/boronia/topic/education