64.3% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Briar Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Briar Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher proportion of residents in Briar Hill have finished school and earned degrees compared to previous years. This is a well-educated area where 64.3% of people have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas. At 64.3%, this is a little above the Victoria average and well above the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Briar Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common in Briar Hill, with 32.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the state and national figures.
32.7% ▲ +49.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Briar Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 17.9%, followed by society and culture at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 29 schools within 3km, which is among the highest number for this level. Local schools have an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
3.22
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
501
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,092
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Briar Hill
29 schools — 14,540 students, average ICSEA 1,092.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 7 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 64 | 1,086 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Eltham North | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 393 | 1,137 |
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 499 | 1,103 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| Catholic Ladies' College Ltd, Eltham | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 901 | 1,119 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 620 | 1,112 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| Glen Katherine Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 554 | 1,088 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 144 | 1,055 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Eltham | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 79 | 1,094 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Eltham North Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 475 | 1,127 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| St Helena Secondary College, Eltham North | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,414 | 1,065 |
| Eltham High School, Eltham | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,326 | 1,101 |
| North-Eastern Montessori School, St Helena | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 106 | 1,143 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Eltham East Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 652 | 1,143 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| Eltham Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 253 | 1,117 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 541 | 1,080 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Briar Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20331/briar-hill/topic/education