73.3% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Highett · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Highett
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Academic achievement has climbed steadily in Highett, leaving it far ahead of state and national benchmarks. Nearly 40% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Victorian figure. This high level of education is reflected in the fact that 73.3% of residents finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high in Highett, with 73.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Highett, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 11 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, as 39.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average and far above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
39.1% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 39.1%
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 Highett, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 25.3%, followed by society and culture at 12.8% and engineering at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have a very high advantage score. While there are 36 schools within 3 km, there are only 0.45 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
0.45
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
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).
486
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,120
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Highett
36 schools — 17,021 students, average ICSEA 1,120.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 9 · Combined 4
| St Agnes' School, Highett | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 164 | 1,098 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 545 | 1,108 |
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 111 | 1,058 |
| Sandringham College, Sandringham | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,079 | 1,106 |
| Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabbin | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 48 | 1,090 |
| Southmoor Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 368 | 1,121 |
| Sandringham East Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 432 | 1,135 |
| St Catherine's School, Moorabbin | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 85 | 1,083 |
| Avenues Education, Moorabbin | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | — | — |
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 38 | 1,119 |
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 393 | 1,120 |
| Cheltenham Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 402 | 1,116 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School, Cheltenham | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 257 | 1,107 |
| Cheltenham Secondary College, Cheltenham | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 759 | 1,054 |
| Beaumaris North Primary School, Beaumaris | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 477 | 1,150 |
| Le Page Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 215 | 1,080 |
| Black Rock Primary School, Black Rock | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 489 | 1,143 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 540 | 1,158 |
| Sacred Heart School, Sandringham | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 274 | 1,138 |
| Cheltenham East Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 392 | 1,122 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| East Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 324 | 1,100 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| Beaumaris Secondary College, Beaumaris | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 893 | 1,113 |
| Stella Maris School, Beaumaris | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 143 | 1,137 |
| Mentone Girls Secondary College, Mentone | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,102 | 1,102 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| Kingston Heath Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 184 | 1,075 |
| Hampton Primary School, Hampton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 628 | 1,168 |
| St Leonard's College, Brighton East | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,597 | 1,184 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| St Mary's School, Hampton | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 194 | 1,142 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| Mentone Primary School, Mentone | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 299 | 1,112 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Highett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21185/highett/topic/education