76.0% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 74.2%
- 2021: 76.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 16 percentage points exists between Burwood and the national figure for university degrees, marking it as a highly educated area. Residents here are far more likely to finish secondary school and earn higher qualifications than most people across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is very common here, with 76% of people completing it. This is far above the Victorian rate of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burwood, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 9 or below is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is a standout feature, as 42.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 29.2% seen in Victoria and the 26.3% average for Australia.
42.3% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 42.3%
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 Burwood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 25.5%. Health, society and culture, and engineering also make up significant shares of the local degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Burwood has 54 schools within 3km, one of the largest numbers for any area. While there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual, the schools tend to be much larger and have high advantage scores.
1.97
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
54
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).
524
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,141
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 Burwood
54 schools — 28,284 students, average ICSEA 1,141.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 14 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 34 · Combined 10 · Secondary 10
| Mount Scopus Memorial College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 1,170 | 1,159 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,530 | 1,207 |
| St Scholastica's School, Bennettswood | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 108 | 1,067 |
| Ashwood School, Ashwood | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 127 | 1,058 |
| Wattle Park Primary School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 251 | 1,122 |
| Essex Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 617 | 1,150 |
| Parkhill Primary School, Ashwood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 188 | 1,098 |
| Kingswood College, Box Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 575 | 1,162 |
| Ashwood High School, Ashwood | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 989 | 1,093 |
| Roberts McCubbin Primary School, Box Hill South | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 303 | 1,120 |
| Frank Dando Sports Academy, Ashwood | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 36 | 1,023 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 145 | 1,142 |
| Hartwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 570 | 1,191 |
| Burwood East Special Developmental School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 79 | 1,073 |
| Mount Waverley Secondary College, Mount Waverley | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,862 | 1,127 |
| Surrey Hills Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 358 | 1,166 |
| St Dominic's School, Camberwell | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 146 | 1,169 |
| Ashburton Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 444 | 1,155 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 592 | 1,130 |
| Blackburn English Language School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 344 | 1,022 |
| Holy Family School, Mount Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 259 | 1,124 |
| Siena College Ltd, Camberwell | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 691 | 1,153 |
| St Michael's School, Ashburton | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 222 | 1,139 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School, Blackburn South | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 137 | 1,108 |
| Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 619 | 1,159 |
| Mount Waverley North Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 541 | 1,142 |
| Canterbury Primary School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 639 | 1,192 |
| Avila College, Mount Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,011 | 1,113 |
| Our Holy Redeemer School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 198 | 1,180 |
| Aurora School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 270 | 1,038 |
| Burwood East Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 520 | 1,147 |
| Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 814 | 1,135 |
| Our Lady of Sion College, Box Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 930 | 1,111 |
| Mount Waverley Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 751 | 1,165 |
| Huntingtower School, Mount Waverley | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 785 | 1,201 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Box Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 257 | 1,105 |
| Box Hill High School, Box Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,547 | 1,123 |
| Salesian College Chadstone, Chadstone | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 982 | 1,093 |
| Chatham Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 241 | 1,147 |
| St Christopher's School, Glen Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 148 | 1,141 |
| Mont Albert Primary School, Mont Albert | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 605 | 1,149 |
| Camberwell High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 824 | 1,119 |
| Syndal South Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 334 | 1,152 |
| St Cecilia's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 258 | 1,172 |
| Glen Iris Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 408 | 1,174 |
| Burwood Heights Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 442 | 1,107 |
| Forest Hill College, Burwood East | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 356 | 1,045 |
| Glendal Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 886 | 1,157 |
| Camberwell South Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 423 | 1,183 |
| Solway Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 337 | 1,161 |
| Malvern Valley Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 258 | 1,114 |
| St Paul's College, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 50 | 1,090 |
| Fintona Girls' School, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 533 | 1,191 |
| Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 574 | 1,171 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20426/burwood/topic/education