89.7% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.6%
- 2016: 85.0%
- 2021: 89.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kooyong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kooyong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of people have finished high school and university in Kooyong than in the rest of the country. Nearly 90% of residents completed Year 12, and over half of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, placing the area among the most qualified in the nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far above the national figure, with 89.7% of people finishing Year 12 compared to 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kooyong, Year 12 is the majority at 93%; Year 11 is next at 4%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the highest for university education, with 58.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the 26.3% national average.
58.4% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 58.4%
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 Kooyong, Bachelor degree is the majority at 51%; Postgraduate degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Most residents with qualifications studied management and commerce (27.5%) or society and culture (20.6%), while health degrees make up 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kooyong has a high number of nearby schools, with 40 within 3 km. These schools are among the largest and most advantaged in their category.
40
Higher than 90% 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).
722
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,167
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 Kooyong
40 schools — 28,872 students, average ICSEA 1,167.
By sector: Independent 15 · Government 15 · Catholic 10
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 16 · Secondary 6
| Bialik College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 987 | 1,164 |
| Auburn High School, Hawthorn East | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 849 | 1,140 |
| Auburn South Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 549 | 1,165 |
| Scotch College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,957 | 1,188 |
| Alia College, Hawthorn East | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 96 | 1,130 |
| St Kevin's College, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 1.2 km | 2,087 | 1,192 |
| St Catherine's School, Toorak | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 685 | 1,175 |
| Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 935 | 1,199 |
| Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 92 | 1,187 |
| St Joseph's School, Hawthorn | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 369 | 1,156 |
| Malvern Central School, Malvern | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 529 | 1,163 |
| De La Salle College, Malvern | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 890 | 1,131 |
| Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 244 | 1,160 |
| St Joseph's School, Malvern | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 183 | 1,156 |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,220 | 1,167 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 254 | 1,156 |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 374 | 1,093 |
| Camberwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 552 | 1,194 |
| Rossbourne School, Hawthorn | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 147 | 1,100 |
| Toorak Primary School, Toorak | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 439 | 1,141 |
| St Roch's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 125 | 1,166 |
| SEDA College (Victoria), Camberwell | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 721 | 1,036 |
| Camberwell South Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 423 | 1,183 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 162 | 1,142 |
| Auburn Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 381 | 1,162 |
| Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 659 | 1,171 |
| St Cecilia's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 258 | 1,172 |
| Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 454 | 1,165 |
| Melbourne Girls College, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,531 | 1,142 |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 774 | 1,183 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 592 | 1,165 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Kew | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 2,169 | 1,190 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 2,564 | 1,177 |
| Xavier College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,503 | 1,154 |
| Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 200 | 1,154 |
| Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 777 | 1,180 |
| Ruyton Girls' School, Kew | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 854 | 1,198 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 316 | 1,150 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| Glen Iris Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 408 | 1,174 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kooyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21393/kooyong/topic/education