67.4% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bulleen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bulleen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of adults in Bulleen hold a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a highly educated local population. This community stands out for its strong academic achievement, with school and university completion rates well above the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here at 67.4%, which is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and 8.6 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bulleen, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of higher education is much higher than most areas, with 34.5% of adults holding a university degree, well above the national figure of 26.3%.
34.5% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 34.5%
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 Bulleen, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most local qualifications are in management and commerce (24.6%), followed by engineering and related fields at 13.0% and health at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bulleen has some of the largest schools in the region, with an average size of 609 students and a high school advantage score of 1,134.
1.85
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
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).
609
Higher than 85% 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 Bulleen
40 schools — 23,751 students, average ICSEA 1,134.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 11 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| St Clement of Rome School, Bulleen | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 456 | 1,109 |
| Bulleen Heights School, Bulleen | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 273 | 1,071 |
| Marcellin College, Bulleen | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,131 | 1,115 |
| Belle Vue Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 126 | 1,122 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,175 | 1,111 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 345 | 1,129 |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 498 | 1,141 |
| Templestowe Valley Primary School, Lower Templestowe | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 309 | 1,092 |
| Boroondara Park Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 278 | 1,138 |
| Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 480 | 1,155 |
| Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | — | — |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 618 | 1,161 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| Templestowe Heights Primary School, Templestowe Lower | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 544 | 1,132 |
| Templestowe College, Templestowe Lower | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,227 | 1,099 |
| St Bede's School, Balwyn North | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 264 | 1,133 |
| St Kevin's School, Templestowe Lower | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 132 | 1,096 |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 850 | 1,181 |
| Balwyn North Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 554 | 1,139 |
| Balwyn High School, Balwyn North | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 2,260 | 1,141 |
| St Gregory the Great School, Doncaster | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 271 | 1,138 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 463 | 1,127 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 557 | 1,133 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 2,500 | 1,169 |
| Kew High School, Kew East | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,015 | 1,110 |
| Ivanhoe Primary School, Ivanhoe | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 557 | 1,157 |
| Birralee Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 576 | 1,163 |
| Greythorn Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 434 | 1,152 |
| Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 343 | 1,098 |
| St Pius X School, Heidelberg West | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 46 | 1,056 |
| Belmore School, Balwyn | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 41 | 1,096 |
| Mary Immaculate School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 102 | 1,147 |
| Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 73 | 965 |
| Doncaster Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 543 | 1,125 |
| St Anne's School, Kew East | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 80 | 1,152 |
| Kew East Primary School, Kew East | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 404 | 1,183 |
| Alphington Grammar School, Alphington | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 679 | 1,150 |
| Koonung Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,232 | 1,108 |
| Box Hill North Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 232 | 1,084 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bulleen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20386/bulleen/topic/education