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Education & Qualifications in Hawthorn

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

More than half of all adults in Hawthorn hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the country. This high level of tertiary education is matched by strong school completion rates, creating a community with very high academic achievement across all age groups.

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📍 Hawthorn, Suburb / Locality

Where Hawthorn sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

56.2% ▲ +16.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hawthorn — higher than 99% of areas.

Hawthorn56.2%
3122, VIC 56.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far above the national figure, with 85.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 27 points higher than the Australian average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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85.4% ▲ +6.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Hawthorn, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 11 is next at 5%.

Year 12 85.4% Year 11 4.4% Year 10 3.3% Year 9 or below 2.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 56.2% of adults, which is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This includes 21.9% of the population with a postgraduate degree.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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56.2% ▲ +16.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Hawthorn, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).

Bachelor degree 44.4% Postgraduate degree 21.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.0% Certificate III / IV 6.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.2% Certificate I / II 0.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 25.1%, followed by society and culture at 15.0% and health at 12.0%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Local schools are much larger than most areas, with an average size of 604 students and an advantage score among the highest at this level. There are 72 schools within 3km, split between government, independent and Catholic sectors.

Schools within 3 km

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72

Higher than 96% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,156

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).

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Schools serving Hawthorn

72 schools — 42,858 students, average ICSEA 1,156.

By sector: Government 32 · Independent 23 · Catholic 17

By type: Primary 31 · Combined 26 · Secondary 15
Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn Independent Primary 0.2 km 92 1,187
St Joseph's School, Hawthorn Catholic Primary 0.4 km 369 1,156
Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn Government Primary 0.6 km 244 1,160
Scotch College, Hawthorn Independent Combined 0.6 km 1,957 1,188
Rossbourne School, Hawthorn Independent Secondary 0.7 km 147 1,100
St Kevin's College, Toorak Catholic Combined 0.9 km 2,087 1,192
Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn Government Secondary 1.1 km 374 1,093
St Catherine's School, Toorak Independent Combined 1.4 km 685 1,175
Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn Government Primary 1.4 km 454 1,165
Melbourne Girls College, Richmond Government Secondary 1.6 km 1,531 1,142
Xavier College, Kew Catholic Combined 1.6 km 1,503 1,154
Methodist Ladies' College, Kew Independent Combined 1.7 km 2,169 1,190
Auburn South Primary School, Hawthorn East Government Primary 1.8 km 549 1,165
Auburn High School, Hawthorn East Government Secondary 1.8 km 849 1,140
Bialik College, Hawthorn Independent Combined 1.9 km 987 1,164
Auburn Primary School, Hawthorn East Government Primary 2.0 km 381 1,162
Ruyton Girls' School, Kew Independent Combined 2.1 km 854 1,198
Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew Independent Combined 2.1 km 1,577 1,180
Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew Independent Combined 2.1 km 2,564 1,177
Alia College, Hawthorn East Independent Secondary 2.1 km 96 1,130
Sacred Heart School, Kew Catholic Primary 2.3 km 191 1,169
Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, Kew Independent Combined 2.4 km 200 1,154
Trinity Catholic School, Richmond Catholic Primary 2.4 km 213 1,065
Camberwell Primary School, Camberwell Government Primary 2.5 km 552 1,194
Yarra Primary School, Richmond Government Primary 2.5 km 249 1,134
Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak Catholic Combined 2.6 km 1,220 1,167
Toorak Primary School, Toorak Government Primary 2.6 km 439 1,141
Andale School, Kew Independent Combined 2.6 km 26 1,132
Kew Primary School, Kew Government Primary 2.7 km 512 1,151
Richmond Primary School, Richmond Government Primary 2.7 km 316 1,150
Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale Independent Combined 2.7 km 935 1,199
SEDA College (Victoria), Camberwell Independent Secondary 2.7 km 721 1,036
Richmond High School, Richmond Government Secondary 2.7 km 476 1,049
Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Canterbury Independent Combined 2.8 km 777 1,180
Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School, Richmond Government Secondary 2.8 km 79 1,021
Armadale Primary School, Armadale Government Primary 2.9 km 254 1,156
Ignatius Learning Centre, Richmond Catholic Secondary 2.9 km 41 —
Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew Independent Primary 3.0 km 49 1,125
Kamaruka, South Yarra Independent Combined 3.1 km 35 1,094
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, Richmond Independent Secondary 3.1 km 42 761
Malvern Central School, Malvern Government Primary 3.1 km 529 1,163
Genazzano FCJ College, Kew Catholic Combined 3.2 km 680 1,127
Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra Government Secondary 3.2 km 468 1,079
Melbourne High School, South Yarra Government Secondary 3.2 km 1,402 1,195
De La Salle College, Malvern Catholic Combined 3.3 km 890 1,131
Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran Catholic Primary 3.3 km 162 1,142
St Joseph's School, Malvern Catholic Primary 3.3 km 183 1,156
Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Deepdene Catholic Primary 3.4 km 144 1,138
Richmond West Primary School, Richmond Government Primary 3.5 km 281 1,075
Deepdene Primary School, Deepdene Government Primary 3.5 km 353 1,159
Camberwell Grammar School, Canterbury Independent Combined 3.5 km 1,346 1,192
Abbotsford Primary School, Abbotsford Government Primary 3.5 km 168 1,143
Camberwell South Primary School, Glen Iris Government Primary 3.6 km 423 1,183
Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Canterbury Government Secondary 3.6 km 775 1,141
Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra Independent Combined 3.7 km 1,046 1,181
Camberwell High School, Canterbury Government Secondary 3.7 km 824 1,119
St Roch's School, Glen Iris Catholic Primary 3.7 km 125 1,166
The King David School, Armadale Independent Combined 3.8 km 592 1,165
Sophia Mundi Steiner School, Abbotsford Independent Combined 3.8 km 139 1,140
St Cecilia's School, Glen Iris Catholic Primary 3.8 km 258 1,172
Kew East Primary School, Kew East Government Primary 3.9 km 404 1,183
St Anne's School, Kew East Catholic Primary 4.0 km 80 1,152
Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris Catholic Combined 4.2 km 659 1,171
Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris Independent Combined 4.2 km 774 1,183
Collingwood College, Collingwood Government Combined 4.5 km 691 1,022
Collingwood English Language School, Collingwood Government Combined 4.6 km 357 906
Kew High School, Kew East Government Secondary 4.6 km 1,015 1,110
Glen Iris Primary School, Glen Iris Government Primary 4.7 km 408 1,174
Malvern Primary School, Malvern East Government Primary 4.9 km 563 1,163
St Joseph's School, Collingwood Catholic Primary 5.0 km 62 928
Victorian School Of Languages, Collingwood Government Combined 5.0 km — —
Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill Government Primary 5.2 km 261 1,170

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hawthorn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21152/hawthorn/topic/education