81.0% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 78.4%
- 2021: 81.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Malvern East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Malvern East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement define Malvern East, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This level of education is far above the national figure, marking the area as one of the most highly qualified places in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest of any similar area, with 81% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Malvern East, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 49.4% of adults, which is far above the Australian average of 26.3%. Most of these high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees (43.3%) or postgraduate degrees (19%).
49.4% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 49.4%
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 Malvern East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 27.7%, followed by society and culture at 13% and health at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than those in most other areas, with an average size of 536 students. While there are 62 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas.
1.41
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
62
Higher than 94% 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).
536
Higher than 76% 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 Malvern East
62 schools — 33,201 students, average ICSEA 1,143.
By sector: Government 32 · Independent 15 · Catholic 15
By type: Primary 37 · Combined 16 · Secondary 9
| The Currajong School, Malvern East | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 41 | 1,089 |
| Solway Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 337 | 1,161 |
| Lloyd Street Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 385 | 1,180 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 555 | 1,161 |
| St Mary's School, Malvern East | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 192 | 1,158 |
| Malvern Valley Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 258 | 1,114 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| Glen Iris Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 408 | 1,174 |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 774 | 1,183 |
| Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 659 | 1,171 |
| St Michael's School, Ashburton | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 222 | 1,139 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| Ashburton Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 444 | 1,155 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| Oakleigh Grammar, Oakleigh | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 724 | 1,078 |
| St Roch's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 125 | 1,166 |
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| Oakwood School, Caulfield North | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 622 | 968 |
| Oakleigh Primary School, Oakleigh | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 451 | 1,120 |
| St Cecilia's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 258 | 1,172 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| Salesian College Chadstone, Chadstone | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 982 | 1,093 |
| Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hughesdale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 932 | 1,102 |
| Sacred Heart School, Oakleigh | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 195 | 1,140 |
| Hughesdale Primary School, Hughesdale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 572 | 1,144 |
| Camberwell South Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 423 | 1,183 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| Malvern Central School, Malvern | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 529 | 1,163 |
| De La Salle College, Malvern | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 890 | 1,131 |
| St Joseph's School, Malvern | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 183 | 1,156 |
| Ashwood High School, Ashwood | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 989 | 1,093 |
| Hartwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 570 | 1,191 |
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 189 | 932 |
| Parkhill Primary School, Ashwood | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 188 | 1,098 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Frank Dando Sports Academy, Ashwood | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 36 | 1,023 |
| Christ Our Holy Redeemer School, Oakleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 135 | 1,065 |
| Ashwood School, Ashwood | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 127 | 1,058 |
| Alia College, Hawthorn East | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 96 | 1,130 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Mount Waverley Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 443 | 1,119 |
| Bialik College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 987 | 1,164 |
| Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 935 | 1,199 |
| Amsleigh Park Primary School, Oakleigh East | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 345 | 1,093 |
| Auburn High School, Hawthorn East | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 849 | 1,140 |
| Auburn South Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 549 | 1,165 |
| Essex Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 617 | 1,150 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,530 | 1,207 |
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 382 | 932 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 254 | 1,156 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 414 | 1,120 |
| Mount Waverley Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 751 | 1,165 |
| Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 3,555 | 1,157 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 592 | 1,165 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 256 | 1,141 |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 5.5 km | 1,220 | 1,167 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 162 | 1,142 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Malvern East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21587/malvern-east/topic/education