69.3% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forest Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Forest Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of adults in Forest Hill hold a bachelor's degree or higher, making it a highly educated area. This strong academic trend is clear across the board, with the typical resident far more likely to have finished Year 12 than people across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is well above the Victorian average, with 69.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forest Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 9 or below is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, as 37.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
37.2% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 37.2%
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 Forest Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 24.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged compared to similar areas, with 44 schools within 3km. Most of these are government primary schools.
0.57
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
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).
554
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,121
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Forest Hill
44 schools — 24,391 students, average ICSEA 1,121.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Parkmore Primary School, Forest Hill | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 121 | 1,095 |
| Emmaus College, Vermont South | Catholic | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,479 | 1,086 |
| Burwood Heights Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 442 | 1,107 |
| Forest Hill College, Burwood East | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 356 | 1,045 |
| Vermont South Special School, Vermont South | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 140 | 998 |
| Livingstone Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 612 | 1,142 |
| Blackburn Lake Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 542 | 1,170 |
| Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School, Nunawading | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 388 | 1,133 |
| Aurora School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 270 | 1,038 |
| Vermont Primary School, Vermont | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 752 | 1,161 |
| Weeden Heights Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 154 | 1,141 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Secondary, Nunawading | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 261 | 1,067 |
| Blackburn English Language School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 344 | 1,022 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 592 | 1,130 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Primary, Nunawading | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 343 | 1,101 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School, Blackburn South | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 137 | 1,108 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Blackburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 185 | 1,130 |
| Holy Saviour Parish School, Vermont South | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 133 | — |
| Vermont Secondary College, Vermont | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,650 | 1,122 |
| Burwood East Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 520 | 1,147 |
| Highvale Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 368 | 1,148 |
| Highvale Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,220 | 1,114 |
| Blackburn Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 440 | 1,141 |
| Glendal Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 886 | 1,157 |
| Camelot Rise Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 426 | 1,150 |
| Burwood East Special Developmental School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 79 | 1,073 |
| St John's School, Mitcham | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 142 | 1,095 |
| Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 619 | 1,159 |
| Rangeview Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 689 | 1,155 |
| St James' School, Vermont | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 351 | 1,139 |
| Glen Waverley Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 970 | 1,141 |
| Box Hill High School, Box Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,547 | 1,123 |
| St Philip's School, Blackburn North | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 40 | 1,137 |
| Whitehorse Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 302 | 1,123 |
| St Christopher's School, Glen Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 148 | 1,141 |
| Blackburn High School, Blackburn | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,289 | 1,094 |
| Mount Waverley North Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 541 | 1,142 |
| Roberts McCubbin Primary School, Box Hill South | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 303 | 1,120 |
| Old Orchard Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 441 | 1,127 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 490 | 1,127 |
| St Scholastica's School, Bennettswood | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 108 | 1,067 |
| Glen Waverley Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 2,417 | 1,124 |
| Antonio Park Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 529 | 1,137 |
| Mullauna Secondary College, Mitcham | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 625 | 1,058 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forest Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20937/forest-hill/topic/education