79.4% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.3%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 79.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brighton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brighton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Brighton hold a bachelor's degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This strong academic trend is reflected in the schooling data, where nearly 80% of residents finished Year 12. It is a community where high educational attainment is very common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost 80% of residents in Brighton completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 58.8% and the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brighton, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, with 47.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian average of 29.2%.
47.7% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 47.7%
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 Brighton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 28.7%, followed by society and culture at 15.1% and health at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Brighton has 46 schools within 3km, one of the largest numbers for any similar area. These schools are typically much larger than most, with an average school advantage score among the highest at this level.
2.21
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
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).
548
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,140
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 Brighton
46 schools — 24,673 students, average ICSEA 1,140.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 17 · Catholic 10
By type: Primary 24 · Combined 15 · Secondary 7
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Brighton Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 1,480 | 1,143 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 550 | 1,153 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| St Joan of Arc School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 402 | 1,170 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 264 | 1,146 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 463 | 1,147 |
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 559 | 1,123 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| St Leonard's College, Brighton East | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,597 | 1,184 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| St Mary's School, Hampton | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 194 | 1,142 |
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 382 | 932 |
| Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 96 | 1,168 |
| Hampton Primary School, Hampton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 628 | 1,168 |
| St Joseph's School, Elsternwick | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 347 | 1,164 |
| Elwood Primary School, Elwood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 618 | 1,131 |
| Elwood College, Elwood | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 804 | 1,096 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| St Columba's School, Elwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 137 | 1,152 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 189 | 932 |
| Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 3,555 | 1,157 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 256 | 1,141 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 149 | 1,112 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 38 | 1,119 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 489 | 1,086 |
| St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 437 | 1,126 |
| Yeshivah College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 362 | 1,073 |
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 540 | 1,158 |
| Avenues Education, Moorabbin | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | — | — |
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 111 | 1,058 |
| Sacred Heart School, Sandringham | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 274 | 1,138 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 169 | 1,053 |
| St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 1,143 | 1,180 |
| St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East | Catholic | Secondary | 5.4 km | 440 | 1,093 |
| St Mary's School, St Kilda East | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 135 | 1,111 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 125 | 1,049 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20337/brighton/topic/education