82.1% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.2%
- 2016: 78.5%
- 2021: 82.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Deepdene · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Deepdene
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Deepdene stands among the most highly educated areas in the country, where nearly half of all adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This high level of achievement is seen throughout the community, with 82.1% of residents completing Year 12, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 82.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% recorded for Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Deepdene, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, as 49.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with 20.7% of the community holding a postgraduate degree.
49.8% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 49.8%
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 Deepdene, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.8%, followed by health at 14.6% and society and culture at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Deepdene has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 46 schools within 3km. Local schools are larger than usual and have some of the highest advantage scores in the country.
6.54
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
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).
612
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,158
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 Deepdene
46 schools — 28,131 students, average ICSEA 1,158.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 14 · Catholic 10
By type: Primary 25 · Combined 14 · Secondary 7
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Deepdene | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 144 | 1,138 |
| Camberwell Grammar School, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,346 | 1,192 |
| Deepdene Primary School, Deepdene | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 353 | 1,159 |
| Genazzano FCJ College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 0.9 km | 680 | 1,127 |
| Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 777 | 1,180 |
| Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 775 | 1,141 |
| Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 200 | 1,154 |
| Fintona Girls' School, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 533 | 1,191 |
| Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 574 | 1,171 |
| Belmore School, Balwyn | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 41 | 1,096 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 2,564 | 1,177 |
| Auburn Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 381 | 1,162 |
| Balwyn High School, Balwyn North | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 2,260 | 1,141 |
| St Paul's College, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 50 | 1,090 |
| Kew High School, Kew East | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,015 | 1,110 |
| Balwyn North Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 554 | 1,139 |
| St Bede's School, Balwyn North | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 264 | 1,133 |
| Camberwell High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 824 | 1,119 |
| Kew East Primary School, Kew East | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 404 | 1,183 |
| St Anne's School, Kew East | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 80 | 1,152 |
| Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 814 | 1,135 |
| Chatham Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 241 | 1,147 |
| Ruyton Girls' School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 854 | 1,198 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 2,169 | 1,190 |
| Camberwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 552 | 1,194 |
| SEDA College (Victoria), Camberwell | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 721 | 1,036 |
| Sacred Heart School, Kew | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 191 | 1,169 |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 374 | 1,093 |
| Canterbury Primary School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 639 | 1,192 |
| Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,577 | 1,180 |
| Andale School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 26 | 1,132 |
| Greythorn Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 434 | 1,152 |
| Siena College Ltd, Camberwell | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 691 | 1,153 |
| Kew Primary School, Kew | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 512 | 1,151 |
| Xavier College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,503 | 1,154 |
| Our Holy Redeemer School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 198 | 1,180 |
| Boroondara Park Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 278 | 1,138 |
| Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 244 | 1,160 |
| Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 49 | 1,125 |
| Mont Albert Primary School, Mont Albert | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 605 | 1,149 |
| St Joseph's School, Hawthorn | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 369 | 1,156 |
| St Dominic's School, Camberwell | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 146 | 1,169 |
| Surrey Hills Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 358 | 1,166 |
| Belle Vue Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 126 | 1,122 |
| Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 92 | 1,187 |
| Auburn South Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 549 | 1,165 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Deepdene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20728/deepdene/topic/education