74.5% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 70.9%
- 2021: 74.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hughesdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hughesdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees define daily life in Hughesdale. Almost 75% of people here finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This strong educational foundation is reflected in the fact that 43.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the highest for similar areas, with 74.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 13 percentage points above the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hughesdale, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 9 or below is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 43.3% of adults, which is far above the 26.3% recorded for Australia. Postgraduate degrees are also common, held by 17.7% of the population.
43.3% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 43.3%
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 Hughesdale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 23.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.8% and society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,120, which is among the highest at this level. While there are 33 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
2.53
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
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).
565
Higher than 80% 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 Hughesdale
33 schools — 18,649 students, average ICSEA 1,120.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Oakleigh Grammar, Oakleigh | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 724 | 1,078 |
| Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hughesdale | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 932 | 1,102 |
| Sacred Heart School, Oakleigh | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 195 | 1,140 |
| Oakleigh Primary School, Oakleigh | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 451 | 1,120 |
| Hughesdale Primary School, Hughesdale | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 572 | 1,144 |
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 555 | 1,161 |
| Malvern Valley Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 258 | 1,114 |
| Christ Our Holy Redeemer School, Oakleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 135 | 1,065 |
| Amsleigh Park Primary School, Oakleigh East | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 345 | 1,093 |
| Salesian College Chadstone, Chadstone | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 982 | 1,093 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 414 | 1,120 |
| Coatesville Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 795 | 1,136 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| South Oakleigh College, Oakleigh South | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 950 | 1,052 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| Mount Waverley Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 443 | 1,119 |
| Solway Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 337 | 1,161 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| Oakleigh South Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 1,038 | 1,163 |
| The Currajong School, Malvern East | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 41 | 1,089 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| Lloyd Street Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 385 | 1,180 |
| Clarinda Primary School, Clarinda | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 334 | 1,082 |
| St Mary's School, Malvern East | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 192 | 1,158 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| St Michael's School, Ashburton | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 222 | 1,139 |
| Ashburton Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 444 | 1,155 |
| East Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 324 | 1,100 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hughesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21214/hughesdale/topic/education