83.8% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.0%
- 2016: 79.7%
- 2021: 83.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Iris · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glen Iris
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly qualified residents define the daily life of Glen Iris, where over half of all adults hold a university degree. This level of education is far above the national average, creating a community where most people have completed high school and pursued further study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 83.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glen Iris, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Over half of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher at 53.4%, which is far above both the state and national figures. This is among the highest levels of higher education across similar areas.
53.4% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 53.4%
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 Glen Iris, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 28.1%, followed by society and culture at 13.3% and health at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically much larger than those in most areas and have some of the highest advantage scores. While there are 63 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.33
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
63
Higher than 94% 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).
546
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,153
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 Glen Iris
63 schools — 34,380 students, average ICSEA 1,153.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 17 · Independent 16
By type: Primary 35 · Combined 16 · Secondary 12
| Glen Iris Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 408 | 1,174 |
| St Cecilia's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 258 | 1,172 |
| Camberwell South Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 423 | 1,183 |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 774 | 1,183 |
| St Roch's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 125 | 1,166 |
| Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris | Catholic | Combined | 1.5 km | 659 | 1,171 |
| Ashburton Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 444 | 1,155 |
| St Michael's School, Ashburton | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 222 | 1,139 |
| Hartwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 570 | 1,191 |
| Solway Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 337 | 1,161 |
| Lloyd Street Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 385 | 1,180 |
| St Mary's School, Malvern East | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 192 | 1,158 |
| The Currajong School, Malvern East | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 41 | 1,089 |
| St Dominic's School, Camberwell | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 146 | 1,169 |
| Alia College, Hawthorn East | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 96 | 1,130 |
| SEDA College (Victoria), Camberwell | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 721 | 1,036 |
| Bialik College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 987 | 1,164 |
| Camberwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 552 | 1,194 |
| Auburn High School, Hawthorn East | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 849 | 1,140 |
| Auburn South Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 549 | 1,165 |
| Siena College Ltd, Camberwell | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 691 | 1,153 |
| Camberwell High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 824 | 1,119 |
| Malvern Central School, Malvern | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 529 | 1,163 |
| Malvern Valley Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 258 | 1,114 |
| Wattle Park Primary School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 251 | 1,122 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| De La Salle College, Malvern | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 890 | 1,131 |
| Canterbury Primary School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 639 | 1,192 |
| Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 814 | 1,135 |
| St Joseph's School, Malvern | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 183 | 1,156 |
| Ashwood High School, Ashwood | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 989 | 1,093 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 555 | 1,161 |
| Ashwood School, Ashwood | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 127 | 1,058 |
| Parkhill Primary School, Ashwood | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 188 | 1,098 |
| Oakwood School, Caulfield North | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 622 | 968 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,530 | 1,207 |
| Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 935 | 1,199 |
| Frank Dando Sports Academy, Ashwood | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 36 | 1,023 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| Scotch College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,957 | 1,188 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Salesian College Chadstone, Chadstone | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 982 | 1,093 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| Essex Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 617 | 1,150 |
| Auburn Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 381 | 1,162 |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 374 | 1,093 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 254 | 1,156 |
| St Joseph's School, Hawthorn | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 369 | 1,156 |
| St Kevin's College, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 4.4 km | 2,087 | 1,192 |
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| Surrey Hills Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 358 | 1,166 |
| Mount Scopus Memorial College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,170 | 1,159 |
| St Catherine's School, Toorak | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 685 | 1,175 |
| Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 92 | 1,187 |
| Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 244 | 1,160 |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,220 | 1,167 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 145 | 1,142 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 592 | 1,165 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 162 | 1,142 |
| Rossbourne School, Hawthorn | Independent | Secondary | 5.2 km | 147 | 1,100 |
| St Scholastica's School, Bennettswood | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 108 | 1,067 |
| Kingswood College, Box Hill | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 575 | 1,162 |
| Toorak Primary School, Toorak | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 439 | 1,141 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Iris [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21010/glen-iris/topic/education