81.0% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.7%
- 2016: 77.7%
- 2021: 81.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eaglemont · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eaglemont
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Among the highest in the region for educational attainment, Eaglemont is a highly qualified area. Over half of all adults hold a university degree, a figure far above the national average. This trend of high achievement is evident from a young age, with a huge majority of residents finishing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high in Eaglemont, where 81.0% of people finished Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen in Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eaglemont, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 11 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is exceptionally well-qualified, with 50.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%, with 19.4% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
50.6% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 50.6%
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 Eaglemont, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Eaglemont are most common in management and commerce (21.0%), followed by health (15.6%) and society and culture (14.0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 32 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for similar areas. These schools are among the largest in the region, with an average size of 770 students and a very high average advantage score.
32
Higher than 89% 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).
770
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,111
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eaglemont
32 schools — 23,869 students, average ICSEA 1,111.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 10 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 7 · Secondary 6
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,175 | 1,111 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 345 | 1,129 |
| Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | — | — |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 498 | 1,141 |
| Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 480 | 1,155 |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 850 | 1,181 |
| Ivanhoe Primary School, Ivanhoe | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 557 | 1,157 |
| Marcellin College, Bulleen | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,131 | 1,115 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 2,500 | 1,169 |
| St Clement of Rome School, Bulleen | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 456 | 1,109 |
| Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 73 | 965 |
| Belle Vue Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 126 | 1,122 |
| St Pius X School, Heidelberg West | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 46 | 1,056 |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 618 | 1,161 |
| Mary Immaculate School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 102 | 1,147 |
| Bulleen Heights School, Bulleen | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 273 | 1,071 |
| St Bernadette's School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 191 | 1,149 |
| Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 343 | 1,098 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| Alphington Grammar School, Alphington | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 679 | 1,150 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 557 | 1,133 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 463 | 1,127 |
| St Bede's School, Balwyn North | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 264 | 1,133 |
| Virtual School Victoria, Thornbury | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 6,248 | 1,073 |
| Boroondara Park Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 278 | 1,138 |
| Kew High School, Kew East | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,015 | 1,110 |
| Thornbury High School, Thornbury | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,123 | 1,067 |
| Alphington Primary School, Alphington | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 365 | 1,173 |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College, Macleod West | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 741 | 930 |
| St Anne's School, Kew East | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 80 | 1,152 |
| Templestowe Valley Primary School, Lower Templestowe | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 309 | 1,092 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 556 | 1,170 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eaglemont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20825/eaglemont/topic/education