81.8% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.5%
- 2016: 76.2%
- 2021: 81.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ivanhoe East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ivanhoe East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of all adults in Ivanhoe East hold a university degree, creating a highly educated community. This academic achievement is reflected in the schooling levels, with 81.8% of residents finishing Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest for similar areas, sitting at 81.8% and far above the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ivanhoe East, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 11 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 50.8% of adults, a figure far above both Victoria and Australia. Most of these high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees (42.7%) or postgraduate degrees (20.2%).
50.8% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 50.8%
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 Ivanhoe East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (24.9%), followed by health (14.9%) and society and culture (14.9%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a high advantage score and are among the largest for similar areas, with an average size of 783 students. Government schools make up 58.8% of the sector, while there are 34 schools within 3km.
1.67
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
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).
783
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,121
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 Ivanhoe East
34 schools — 25,840 students, average ICSEA 1,121.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 11 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 8 · Secondary 7
| Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 480 | 1,155 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 2,500 | 1,169 |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 850 | 1,181 |
| Belle Vue Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 126 | 1,122 |
| Marcellin College, Bulleen | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,131 | 1,115 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,175 | 1,111 |
| Ivanhoe Primary School, Ivanhoe | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 557 | 1,157 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 345 | 1,129 |
| Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | — | — |
| Mary Immaculate School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 102 | 1,147 |
| Kew High School, Kew East | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,015 | 1,110 |
| St Bede's School, Balwyn North | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 264 | 1,133 |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 498 | 1,141 |
| Alphington Grammar School, Alphington | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 679 | 1,150 |
| St Anne's School, Kew East | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 80 | 1,152 |
| St Clement of Rome School, Bulleen | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 456 | 1,109 |
| Kew East Primary School, Kew East | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 404 | 1,183 |
| Balwyn North Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 554 | 1,139 |
| Boroondara Park Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 278 | 1,138 |
| St Bernadette's School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 191 | 1,149 |
| Alphington Primary School, Alphington | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 365 | 1,173 |
| Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 73 | 965 |
| Balwyn High School, Balwyn North | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 2,260 | 1,141 |
| Bulleen Heights School, Bulleen | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 273 | 1,071 |
| St Pius X School, Heidelberg West | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 46 | 1,056 |
| Virtual School Victoria, Thornbury | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 6,248 | 1,073 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 556 | 1,170 |
| Belmore School, Balwyn | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 41 | 1,096 |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 618 | 1,161 |
| St Anthony's School, Alphington | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 92 | 1,141 |
| Deepdene Primary School, Deepdene | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 353 | 1,159 |
| Thornbury High School, Thornbury | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,123 | 1,067 |
| Genazzano FCJ College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 3.8 km | 680 | 1,127 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ivanhoe East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21247/ivanhoe-east/topic/education