81.2% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.7%
- 2016: 79.4%
- 2021: 81.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Caulfield East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Caulfield East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational achievement has climbed steadily in Caulfield East, where nearly half of all adults now hold a university degree. This shift has created a highly qualified community that far exceeds both state and national benchmarks for school and tertiary completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high in Caulfield East, with 81.2% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Caulfield East, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified in the country, as 47.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3% and the Victorian figure of 29.2%.
47.6% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 47.6%
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 Caulfield East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications in the area are in management and commerce, at 23.4%, followed by society and culture at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Students here attend schools with a very high advantage score, and the area has 38 schools within 3km. These schools are larger than most, with 50% being government and the rest split between independent and Catholic sectors.
6.37
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
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).
582
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,140
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 Caulfield East
38 schools — 22,133 students, average ICSEA 1,140.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 11 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 11 · Secondary 4
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| Oakwood School, Caulfield North | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 622 | 968 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| St Mary's School, Malvern East | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 192 | 1,158 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Lloyd Street Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 385 | 1,180 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| The Currajong School, Malvern East | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 41 | 1,089 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 659 | 1,171 |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 774 | 1,183 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 555 | 1,161 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 189 | 932 |
| St Joseph's School, Malvern | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 183 | 1,156 |
| De La Salle College, Malvern | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 890 | 1,131 |
| St Roch's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 125 | 1,166 |
| Solway Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 337 | 1,161 |
| Malvern Central School, Malvern | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 529 | 1,163 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 382 | 932 |
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| Glen Iris Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 408 | 1,174 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| St Joseph's School, Elsternwick | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 347 | 1,164 |
| Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 3,555 | 1,157 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 256 | 1,141 |
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 559 | 1,123 |
| Malvern Valley Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 258 | 1,114 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 935 | 1,199 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 96 | 1,168 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caulfield East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20522/caulfield-east/topic/education