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Education & Qualifications in Caulfield

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

High levels of learning shape daily life in Caulfield, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This creates a highly educated community that stands far above both the state and national averages in academic achievement.

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📍 Caulfield, Suburb / Locality

Where Caulfield sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

46.2% ▲ +28.8%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Caulfield — higher than 97% of areas.

Caulfield46.2%
3162, VIC 47.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is very high here at 79%, which is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and 20 points higher than the national figure.

Completed Year 12

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79.0% ▲ +12.1%

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Caulfield, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 5%.

Year 12 79.0% Year 10 4.6% Year 11 4.5% Year 9 or below 4.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area is among the most qualified in the region, with 46.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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46.2% ▲ +28.8%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are most common in management and commerce (23.0%) and society and culture (14.6%), followed by health at 10.2%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Caulfield has access to a huge number of schools—48 within 3 km—with an average school size of 570, which is much higher than most areas.

Schools within 3 km

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48

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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,133

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).

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Schools serving Caulfield

48 schools — 27,378 students, average ICSEA 1,133.

By sector: Government 21 · Independent 16 · Catholic 11

By type: Primary 25 · Combined 16 · Secondary 7
Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South Independent Combined 0.5 km 311 1,137
Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South Government Primary 0.7 km 312 1,133
Glen Eira College, Caulfield East Government Secondary 1.0 km 883 1,117
Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South Independent Secondary 1.1 km 28 1,091
Oakwood School, Caulfield North Government Secondary 1.3 km 622 968
Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South Government Primary 1.3 km 472 1,164
Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North Government Primary 1.4 km 536 1,160
Adass Israel School, Elsternwick Independent Combined 1.6 km 382 932
Malvern Primary School, Malvern East Government Primary 1.7 km 563 1,163
St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly Catholic Primary 1.8 km 75 1,098
St Joseph's School, Elsternwick Catholic Primary 1.9 km 347 1,164
Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick Independent Combined 2.0 km 559 1,123
Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly Government Primary 2.0 km 308 1,151
Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East Independent Combined 2.1 km 3,555 1,157
Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond Independent Combined 2.2 km 758 1,182
Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East Government Primary 2.2 km 256 1,141
Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick Independent Primary 2.2 km 96 1,168
Divrei Emineh, Ormond Independent Combined 2.3 km 189 932
Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East Government Primary 2.5 km 617 1,164
Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie Government Primary 2.6 km 566 1,146
St Mary's School, Malvern East Catholic Primary 2.6 km 192 1,158
Ormond Primary School, Ormond Government Primary 2.6 km 318 1,158
Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East Independent Combined 2.7 km 489 1,086
Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton Government Primary 2.7 km 463 1,147
Lloyd Street Primary School, Malvern East Government Primary 2.9 km 385 1,180
St Joseph's School, Malvern Catholic Primary 2.9 km 183 1,156
Yeshivah College, St Kilda East Independent Combined 3.0 km 362 1,073
De La Salle College, Malvern Catholic Combined 3.0 km 890 1,131
Star of the Sea College, Brighton Catholic Secondary 3.0 km 1,204 1,132
St James' School, Brighton Catholic Primary 3.0 km 146 1,133
The Currajong School, Malvern East Independent Combined 3.1 km 41 1,089
Malvern Central School, Malvern Government Primary 3.2 km 529 1,163
The King David School, Armadale Independent Combined 3.2 km 592 1,165
Elwood Primary School, Elwood Government Primary 3.4 km 618 1,131
Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris Catholic Combined 3.4 km 659 1,171
Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris Independent Combined 3.5 km 774 1,183
Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond Government Primary 3.5 km 794 1,156
Firbank Grammar School, Brighton Independent Combined 3.6 km 1,046 1,152
Armadale Primary School, Armadale Government Primary 3.6 km 254 1,156
Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon Government Secondary 3.7 km 3,052 1,118
Elwood College, Elwood Government Secondary 3.7 km 804 1,096
St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda Government Primary 3.8 km 437 1,126
St Mary's School, St Kilda East Catholic Primary 3.8 km 135 1,111
St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East Catholic Secondary 3.8 km 440 1,093
Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena Government Primary 3.9 km 555 1,161
St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena Catholic Primary 3.9 km 263 1,141
Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood Independent Combined 4.0 km 149 1,112
Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda Independent Combined 4.0 km 169 1,053

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caulfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20521/caulfield/topic/education