74.3% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 74.3%
- 2021: 74.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Box Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Box Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A highly educated population defines Box Hill, where nearly 40% of adults hold a university degree. This level of qualification is far above both the state and national figures, reflecting a community with very strong academic achievement.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 74.3% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Box Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common here, as 39.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% national figure, with postgraduate degrees held by 18.7% of the population.
39.9% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 39.9%
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 Box Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25%, followed by health at 9.9% and engineering and society and culture both at 9.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Box Hill has 42 schools within 3km, among the largest number for its kind, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. The typical school is larger than most and has an advantage score among the highest for similar areas.
2.17
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 90% 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).
503
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,137
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Box Hill
42 schools — 21,136 students, average ICSEA 1,137.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 10 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Our Lady of Sion College, Box Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 930 | 1,111 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Box Hill | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 257 | 1,105 |
| Box Hill High School, Box Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,547 | 1,123 |
| Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 619 | 1,159 |
| Kingswood College, Box Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 575 | 1,162 |
| Roberts McCubbin Primary School, Box Hill South | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 303 | 1,120 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 145 | 1,142 |
| Box Hill Senior Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 281 | 1,055 |
| Berengarra School, Box Hill North | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 61 | 1,084 |
| Kerrimuir Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 572 | 1,137 |
| Mont Albert Primary School, Mont Albert | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 605 | 1,149 |
| Surrey Hills Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 358 | 1,166 |
| Koonung Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,232 | 1,108 |
| Our Holy Redeemer School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 198 | 1,180 |
| Box Hill North Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 232 | 1,084 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School, Blackburn South | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 137 | 1,108 |
| Blackburn High School, Blackburn | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,289 | 1,094 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 592 | 1,130 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Blackburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 185 | 1,130 |
| Old Orchard Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 441 | 1,127 |
| Blackburn Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 440 | 1,141 |
| Mount Scopus Memorial College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,170 | 1,159 |
| Aurora School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 270 | 1,038 |
| Chatham Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 241 | 1,147 |
| Birralee Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 576 | 1,163 |
| Wattle Park Primary School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 251 | 1,122 |
| St Scholastica's School, Bennettswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 108 | 1,067 |
| Greythorn Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 434 | 1,152 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,530 | 1,207 |
| Blackburn English Language School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 344 | 1,022 |
| Blackburn Lake Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 542 | 1,170 |
| St Paul's College, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 50 | 1,090 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Secondary, Nunawading | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 261 | 1,067 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Primary, Nunawading | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 343 | 1,101 |
| Canterbury Primary School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 639 | 1,192 |
| St Philip's School, Blackburn North | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 40 | 1,137 |
| Whitehorse Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 302 | 1,123 |
| Beverley Hills Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 811 | 1,153 |
| Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 574 | 1,171 |
| Siena College Ltd, Camberwell | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 691 | 1,153 |
| Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 814 | 1,135 |
| St Dominic's School, Camberwell | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 146 | 1,169 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Box Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20314/box-hill/topic/education