79.4% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 75.3%
- 2021: 79.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carnegie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carnegie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Carnegie hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This strong academic profile is reflected in the schooling data, where nearly 80% of residents completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far more common here than in the rest of the country, with 79.4% of people reaching this level compared to 58.8% nationally.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carnegie, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is highly qualified, as 50.5% hold a university degree. This is far above the 26.3% national figure.
50.5% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 50.5%
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 Carnegie, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, held by 24% of graduates, followed by society and culture at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Carnegie has 45 schools within 3km, one of the largest counts for such an area. While there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual, the average school size is much larger than in most areas.
1.21
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
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).
543
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,129
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carnegie
45 schools — 24,433 students, average ICSEA 1,129.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 13 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 29 · Combined 8 · Secondary 8
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 555 | 1,161 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| The Currajong School, Malvern East | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 41 | 1,089 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 189 | 932 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| St Mary's School, Malvern East | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 192 | 1,158 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| Hughesdale Primary School, Hughesdale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 572 | 1,144 |
| Oakleigh Grammar, Oakleigh | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 724 | 1,078 |
| Lloyd Street Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 385 | 1,180 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| Malvern Valley Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 258 | 1,114 |
| Solway Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 337 | 1,161 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hughesdale | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 932 | 1,102 |
| Oakleigh Primary School, Oakleigh | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 451 | 1,120 |
| Sacred Heart School, Oakleigh | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 195 | 1,140 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| Oakwood School, Caulfield North | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 622 | 968 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Coatesville Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 795 | 1,136 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 774 | 1,183 |
| Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 659 | 1,171 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| Glen Iris Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 408 | 1,174 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| St Michael's School, Ashburton | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 222 | 1,139 |
| St Roch's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 125 | 1,166 |
| Salesian College Chadstone, Chadstone | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 982 | 1,093 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| Ashburton Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 444 | 1,155 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carnegie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20498/carnegie/topic/education