69.4% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kalorama · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kalorama
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning define daily life in Kalorama, where residents are far more likely to hold university degrees than those in other areas. This is a well-educated community, with 69.4% of people finishing Year 12, a figure that sits well above the Victorian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 69.4% of residents doing so. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kalorama, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Academic achievement is particularly strong, as 38% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
38.0% ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 38.0%
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 Kalorama, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 15.6%, followed by management and commerce at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have plenty of options with 10 schools within 3km, which is more than about 82% of similar areas. These schools have a much higher average advantage score than most areas.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
335
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kalorama
10 schools — 3,351 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 2
| Mount Dandenong Primary School, Mount Dandenong | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 152 | 1,078 |
| Mount Evelyn Christian School, Mount Evelyn | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 693 | 1,059 |
| Mount Evelyn Primary School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 397 | 1,031 |
| St Mary's School, Mount Evelyn | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 324 | 1,018 |
| Montrose Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 566 | 1,050 |
| Silvan Primary School, Silvan | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 13 | 1,016 |
| Billanook Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 438 | 1,048 |
| Birmingham Primary School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 666 | 1,040 |
| Olinda Primary School, Olinda | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 13 | 964 |
| Yarra Ranges Special Developmental School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 89 | 993 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kalorama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21287/kalorama/topic/education