78.0% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 78.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hampton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hampton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Hampton hold a university degree, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where 78% of residents finished Year 12, which is well higher than the typical Victorian result.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are among the highest for the region, with 78% of people 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 Hampton, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is very well qualified, as 46% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the state (29.2%) and national (26.3%) figures.
46.0% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 46.0%
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 Hampton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 28.8%, followed by society and culture at 13.2% and health at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hampton has a very high average school advantage score and 29 schools within 3 km. While the average school size of 526 is much higher than most areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.28
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
526
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,140
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 Hampton
29 schools — 14,727 students, average ICSEA 1,140.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 8 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 5 · Secondary 5
| Hampton Primary School, Hampton | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 628 | 1,168 |
| St Mary's School, Hampton | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 194 | 1,142 |
| St Leonard's College, Brighton East | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,597 | 1,184 |
| Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 540 | 1,158 |
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 38 | 1,119 |
| Sacred Heart School, Sandringham | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 274 | 1,138 |
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 111 | 1,058 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 264 | 1,146 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| St Agnes' School, Highett | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 164 | 1,098 |
| St Joan of Arc School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 402 | 1,170 |
| Avenues Education, Moorabbin | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | — | — |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| Sandringham East Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 432 | 1,135 |
| Sandringham College, Sandringham | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,079 | 1,106 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 545 | 1,108 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 550 | 1,153 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| Brighton Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,480 | 1,143 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 393 | 1,120 |
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Black Rock Primary School, Black Rock | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 489 | 1,143 |
| St Catherine's School, Moorabbin | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 85 | 1,083 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| Southmoor Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 368 | 1,121 |
| Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabbin | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 48 | 1,090 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21131/hampton/topic/education