82.2% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.0%
- 2016: 76.5%
- 2021: 82.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kew East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kew East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 20 percentage points separates Kew East from the rest of the state in both high school and university completion. This is an exceptionally well-educated area, where nearly half of all adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 82.2% of residents finishing their secondary schooling compared to 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kew East, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 11 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High academic achievement is common here, as 49.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Victorian average of 29.2%.
49.7% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 49.7%
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 Kew East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 25.5%, followed by society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged in similar areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most places.
2.51
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Higher than 92% 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).
768
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,143
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).
Schools serving Kew East
50 schools — 37,630 students, average ICSEA 1,143.
By sector: Government 23 · Independent 14 · Catholic 13
By type: Primary 25 · Combined 18 · Secondary 7
| St Anne's School, Kew East | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 80 | 1,152 |
| Kew East Primary School, Kew East | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 404 | 1,183 |
| Kew High School, Kew East | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,015 | 1,110 |
| Alphington Grammar School, Alphington | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 679 | 1,150 |
| St Bede's School, Balwyn North | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 264 | 1,133 |
| Alphington Primary School, Alphington | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 365 | 1,173 |
| Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 480 | 1,155 |
| Genazzano FCJ College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 680 | 1,127 |
| Giant Steps Melbourne, Kew | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 49 | 1,125 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 2,500 | 1,169 |
| Andale School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 26 | 1,132 |
| Deepdene Primary School, Deepdene | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 353 | 1,159 |
| Kew Primary School, Kew | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 512 | 1,151 |
| Sacred Heart School, Kew | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 191 | 1,169 |
| Balwyn North Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 554 | 1,139 |
| Mary Immaculate School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 102 | 1,147 |
| Balwyn High School, Balwyn North | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 2,260 | 1,141 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Deepdene | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 144 | 1,138 |
| Ruyton Girls' School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 854 | 1,198 |
| Trinity Grammar School Kew, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,577 | 1,180 |
| Belle Vue Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 126 | 1,122 |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 850 | 1,181 |
| Ivanhoe Primary School, Ivanhoe | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 557 | 1,157 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 2,564 | 1,177 |
| Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 200 | 1,154 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 2,169 | 1,190 |
| St Anthony's School, Alphington | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 92 | 1,141 |
| Belmore School, Balwyn | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 41 | 1,096 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 556 | 1,170 |
| Xavier College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,503 | 1,154 |
| Camberwell Grammar School, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,346 | 1,192 |
| Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 777 | 1,180 |
| Boroondara Park Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 278 | 1,138 |
| Marcellin College, Bulleen | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,131 | 1,115 |
| Auburn Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 381 | 1,162 |
| St Bernadette's School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 191 | 1,149 |
| Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 775 | 1,141 |
| Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 574 | 1,171 |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 374 | 1,093 |
| Fintona Girls' School, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 533 | 1,191 |
| Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | — | — |
| Virtual School Victoria, Thornbury | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 6,248 | 1,073 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,175 | 1,111 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 345 | 1,129 |
| St Paul's College, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 50 | 1,090 |
| Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 73 | 965 |
| Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 244 | 1,160 |
| Greythorn Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 434 | 1,152 |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 498 | 1,141 |
| St Clement of Rome School, Bulleen | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 456 | 1,109 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kew East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21337/kew-east/topic/education