76.5% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 76.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Waverley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glen Waverley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High achievement in schooling and degrees has become a hallmark of Glen Waverley. More than four in ten adults hold a university degree, which is far above the national figure. This high level of qualification is reflected in the area's strong school performance and large student populations.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 76.5% of residents finishing school. This is among the highest rates seen in similar areas, sitting 18 points above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glen Waverley, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 9 or below is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is very common here, with 43.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian average of 29.2%, and nearly half of all adults have reached this level.
43.8% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 43.8%
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 Glen Waverley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Many of these qualifications are in management and commerce, which account for 26.5% of degrees. Other common fields include engineering at 14.3% and health at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a large number of schools, with 57 located within 3km, though there are fewer schools per child than in most areas. Local schools are typically much larger than average and have some of the highest advantage scores in the region.
1.84
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
57
Higher than 93% 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).
606
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,120
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 Glen Waverley
57 schools — 33,958 students, average ICSEA 1,120.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 12 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 37 · Secondary 10 · Combined 10
| Mount View Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 920 | 1,146 |
| St Leonard's School, Glen Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 268 | 1,142 |
| Glen Waverley Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 2,417 | 1,124 |
| Glen Waverley Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 970 | 1,141 |
| Glenallen School, Glen Waverley | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 171 | 1,041 |
| Glen Waverley South Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 300 | 1,077 |
| Highvale Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 368 | 1,148 |
| Highvale Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,220 | 1,114 |
| Brentwood Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,565 | 1,097 |
| Glendal Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 886 | 1,157 |
| Wheelers Hill Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 699 | 1,151 |
| Holy Saviour Parish School, Vermont South | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 133 | — |
| St Christopher's School, Glen Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 148 | 1,141 |
| Camelot Rise Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 426 | 1,150 |
| Syndal South Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 334 | 1,152 |
| Cheshire School, Glen Waverley | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 22 | 1,052 |
| Weeden Heights Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 154 | 1,141 |
| Pinewood Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 947 | 1,161 |
| Monash Special Developmental School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 202 | 1,067 |
| Jells Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 536 | 1,128 |
| Good Shepherd School, Wheelers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 474 | 1,151 |
| Burwood East Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 520 | 1,147 |
| Mount Waverley North Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 541 | 1,142 |
| Huntingtower School, Mount Waverley | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 785 | 1,201 |
| Wheelers Hill Secondary College, Wheelers Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 711 | 1,037 |
| Livingstone Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 612 | 1,142 |
| Avila College, Mount Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,011 | 1,113 |
| Brandon Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 561 | 1,127 |
| Vermont South Special School, Vermont South | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 140 | 998 |
| Mazenod College, Mulgrave | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,469 | 1,089 |
| Waverley Meadows Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 94 | 1,071 |
| Holy Family School, Mount Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 259 | 1,124 |
| Burwood East Special Developmental School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 79 | 1,073 |
| Mount Waverley Secondary College, Mount Waverley | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,862 | 1,127 |
| Waverley Christian College, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 2,370 | 1,141 |
| Emmaus College, Vermont South | Catholic | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,479 | 1,086 |
| Forest Hill College, Burwood East | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 356 | 1,045 |
| Burwood Heights Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 442 | 1,107 |
| Mount Waverley Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 751 | 1,165 |
| St Justin's School, Wheelers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 325 | 1,093 |
| Parkmore Primary School, Forest Hill | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 121 | 1,095 |
| Blackburn English Language School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 344 | 1,022 |
| The Knox School, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 764 | 1,159 |
| St Jude the Apostle School, Scoresby | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 271 | 1,083 |
| Wantirna Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 53 | 1,031 |
| Vermont Secondary College, Vermont | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,650 | 1,122 |
| Aurora School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 270 | 1,038 |
| Scoresby Primary School, Scoresby | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 136 | 1,013 |
| Knox Gardens Primary School, Wantirna South | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 458 | 1,112 |
| Albany Rise Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 207 | 1,017 |
| John Monash Science School, Clayton | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 656 | 1,127 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 592 | 1,130 |
| St Scholastica's School, Bennettswood | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 108 | 1,067 |
| Mount Waverley Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 443 | 1,119 |
| Clayton North Primary School, Clayton | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 221 | 1,064 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School, Blackburn South | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 137 | 1,108 |
| Monash Children's Hospital School, Clayton | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | — | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Waverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21013/glen-waverley/topic/education