76.8% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 72.1%
- 2021: 76.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brighton East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brighton East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 44% of adults in Brighton East hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This level of higher education is among the highest across similar areas. The area is strongly characterised by high academic achievement across both school and university levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 76.8% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brighton East, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, as 43.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian average of 29.2%, with postgraduate degrees held by 15.4% of the population.
43.8% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 43.8%
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 East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 28.1%, followed by society and culture at 12.7% and health at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Brighton East has a school advantage score among the highest at this level, with an average school size of 601 students. While there are 55 schools within 3 km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
1.26
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
55
Higher than 93% 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).
601
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,134
Higher than 98% 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 East
55 schools — 32,451 students, average ICSEA 1,134.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 13 · Independent 12
By type: Primary 32 · Combined 12 · Secondary 11
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 550 | 1,153 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| St Leonard's College, Brighton East | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,597 | 1,184 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 189 | 932 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 264 | 1,146 |
| St Joan of Arc School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 402 | 1,170 |
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Brighton Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,480 | 1,143 |
| Hampton Primary School, Hampton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 628 | 1,168 |
| St Mary's School, Hampton | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 194 | 1,142 |
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 38 | 1,119 |
| Avenues Education, Moorabbin | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 111 | 1,058 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 559 | 1,123 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 393 | 1,120 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 545 | 1,108 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 463 | 1,147 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| St Agnes' School, Highett | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 164 | 1,098 |
| Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 540 | 1,158 |
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 382 | 932 |
| St Catherine's School, Moorabbin | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 85 | 1,083 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| St Joseph's School, Elsternwick | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 347 | 1,164 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| Sacred Heart School, Sandringham | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 274 | 1,138 |
| Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 96 | 1,168 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Southmoor Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 368 | 1,121 |
| Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabbin | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 48 | 1,090 |
| Sandringham College, Sandringham | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,079 | 1,106 |
| Sandringham East Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 432 | 1,135 |
| Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 3,555 | 1,157 |
| Elwood Primary School, Elwood | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 618 | 1,131 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 256 | 1,141 |
| Elwood College, Elwood | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 804 | 1,096 |
| St Columba's School, Elwood | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 137 | 1,152 |
Sources
More for Brighton East
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brighton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20338/brighton-east/topic/education