70.7% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 70.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hampton East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hampton East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high level of academic achievement defines Hampton East, where 70.7% of residents have finished Year 12. This figure is far above the national average. The area is marked by a strong tendency towards higher education, with a very high proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is exceptionally high here. More than 70% of people finished Year 12, which is well above the Victorian average and far above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hampton East, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, as 37.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and far above the Australian average.
37.8% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 37.8%
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 Hampton East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.4%, followed by society and culture at 11.8% and engineering at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically much larger than in other areas and have some of the highest advantage scores. While there are 35 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.08
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
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).
544
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,125
Higher than 97% 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 East
35 schools — 18,491 students, average ICSEA 1,125.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | 0.2 km | 111 | 1,058 |
| Avenues Education, Moorabbin | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | — | — |
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | 0.7 km | 38 | 1,119 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 545 | 1,108 |
| St Agnes' School, Highett | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 164 | 1,098 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 393 | 1,120 |
| St Catherine's School, Moorabbin | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 85 | 1,083 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| Sandringham College, Sandringham | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,079 | 1,106 |
| Sandringham East Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 432 | 1,135 |
| Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 540 | 1,158 |
| Southmoor Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 368 | 1,121 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabbin | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 48 | 1,090 |
| St Leonard's College, Brighton East | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,597 | 1,184 |
| Hampton Primary School, Hampton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 628 | 1,168 |
| Sacred Heart School, Sandringham | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 274 | 1,138 |
| St Mary's School, Hampton | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 194 | 1,142 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| East Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 324 | 1,100 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| Black Rock Primary School, Black Rock | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 489 | 1,143 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 264 | 1,146 |
| Cheltenham Secondary College, Cheltenham | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 759 | 1,054 |
| St Joan of Arc School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 402 | 1,170 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 550 | 1,153 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School, Cheltenham | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 257 | 1,107 |
| Cheltenham Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 402 | 1,116 |
| Le Page Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 215 | 1,080 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hampton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21132/hampton-east/topic/education