81.1% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 77.0%
- 2021: 81.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Caulfield South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Caulfield South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees are far more common in Caulfield South than in most similar areas. Almost half of all adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a massive gap compared to the national figure. This high academic achievement is reflected in both the adult population and the local school results.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge 81.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is among the highest rates for this level of schooling in the country.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Caulfield South, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 47.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%, with nearly 16% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
47.5% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 47.5%
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 Caulfield South, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, held by 25.9% of qualified residents. Other typical fields of study include society and culture at 14% and health at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score among the highest for similar areas, though there are far fewer schools per child than in most places. There are 47 schools within 3km, with nearly half being government-run.
1.78
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
47
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).
611
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,132
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 Caulfield South
47 schools — 28,733 students, average ICSEA 1,132.
By sector: Government 23 · Independent 13 · Catholic 11
By type: Primary 28 · Combined 11 · Secondary 8
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 0.5 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 189 | 932 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 559 | 1,123 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 382 | 932 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| St Joseph's School, Elsternwick | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 347 | 1,164 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Oakwood School, Caulfield North | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 622 | 968 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 463 | 1,147 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 96 | 1,168 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 3,555 | 1,157 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 550 | 1,153 |
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 256 | 1,141 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| Brighton Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,480 | 1,143 |
| St Mary's School, Malvern East | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 192 | 1,158 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 489 | 1,086 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| Elwood Primary School, Elwood | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 618 | 1,131 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| Lloyd Street Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 385 | 1,180 |
| Yeshivah College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 362 | 1,073 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| The Currajong School, Malvern East | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 41 | 1,089 |
| Elwood College, Elwood | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 804 | 1,096 |
| St Joan of Arc School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 402 | 1,170 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 264 | 1,146 |
| St Columba's School, Elwood | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 137 | 1,152 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 555 | 1,161 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caulfield South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20524/caulfield-south/topic/education