68.8% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cheltenham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cheltenham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above most similar areas in education, Cheltenham is a highly qualified community where 34.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This strong academic profile is reflected in the school-leaver rates, which are significantly higher than both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A high number of residents have finished secondary school, with 68.8% completing Year 12. This is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and 10 percentage points higher than the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cheltenham, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common here, as 34.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%, with postgraduate degrees held by 12.6% of the population.
34.6% ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 34.6%
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 Cheltenham, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 23.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.2% and society and culture at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 42 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Local schools are generally larger than average and have some of the highest advantage scores.
1.39
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
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).
553
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,109
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cheltenham
42 schools — 22,670 students, average ICSEA 1,109.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 11 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 11 · Combined 6
| Our Lady of the Assumption School, Cheltenham | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 257 | 1,107 |
| Le Page Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 215 | 1,080 |
| Cheltenham East Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 392 | 1,122 |
| Cheltenham Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 402 | 1,116 |
| Cheltenham Secondary College, Cheltenham | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 759 | 1,054 |
| Kingston Heath Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 184 | 1,075 |
| Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabbin | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 48 | 1,090 |
| Mentone Girls Secondary College, Mentone | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,102 | 1,102 |
| Southmoor Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 368 | 1,121 |
| Mentone Primary School, Mentone | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 299 | 1,112 |
| Beaumaris North Primary School, Beaumaris | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 477 | 1,150 |
| Kilbreda College, Mentone | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 928 | 1,082 |
| St Patrick's School, Mentone | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 460 | 1,116 |
| St Catherine's School, Moorabbin | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 85 | 1,083 |
| Stella Maris School, Beaumaris | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 143 | 1,137 |
| Mentone Park Primary School, Mentone | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 186 | 1,099 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 545 | 1,108 |
| Mentone Grammar School, Mentone | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 2,008 | 1,144 |
| St Agnes' School, Highett | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 164 | 1,098 |
| Mentone Girls' Grammar School, Mentone | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 560 | 1,174 |
| East Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 324 | 1,100 |
| Beaumaris Secondary College, Beaumaris | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 893 | 1,113 |
| Beaumaris Primary School, Beaumaris | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 558 | 1,134 |
| Sandringham College, Sandringham | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,079 | 1,106 |
| St Bede's College, Mentone | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,882 | 1,097 |
| Sandringham East Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 432 | 1,135 |
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 393 | 1,120 |
| Black Rock Primary School, Black Rock | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 489 | 1,143 |
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 111 | 1,058 |
| Avenues Education, Moorabbin | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | — | — |
| Parktone Primary School, Parkdale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 411 | 1,101 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| Parkdale Primary School, Parkdale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 631 | 1,133 |
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 38 | 1,119 |
| St John Vianney's School, Parkdale | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 164 | 1,099 |
| Parkdale Secondary College, Mordialloc | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,418 | 1,067 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| Christway College, Clarinda | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 864 | 1,111 |
| Sacred Heart School, Sandringham | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 274 | 1,138 |
| Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 540 | 1,158 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20539/cheltenham/topic/education