79.2% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 75.2%
- 2021: 79.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murrumbeena · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Murrumbeena
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Murrumbeena hold a bachelor degree or higher, far exceeding the national figure. This highly educated community shows strong academic achievement across both school and university levels. It stands out as an area where a very high proportion of residents have completed their secondary and tertiary studies.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the state and national figures, with 79.2% of residents completing Year 12. This is among the highest results for areas of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murrumbeena, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of higher education is far above the national average, as 48.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Of these, 41.5% have a bachelor degree and 18.6% have a postgraduate qualification.
48.1% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 48.1%
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 Murrumbeena, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25%, followed by society and culture at 12.4% and engineering at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 43 schools within 3km, and while the average school size of 568 is much higher than most areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual. Most schools are government-run (60.5%) and 67.4% are primary schools.
1.24
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 91% 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).
568
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,127
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Murrumbeena
43 schools — 24,412 students, average ICSEA 1,127.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 12 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 29 · Combined 7 · Secondary 7
| St Patrick's School, Murrumbeena | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 263 | 1,141 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School, Murrumbeena | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 555 | 1,161 |
| Oakleigh Grammar, Oakleigh | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 724 | 1,078 |
| Hughesdale Primary School, Hughesdale | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 572 | 1,144 |
| Carnegie Primary School, Carnegie | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 566 | 1,146 |
| Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hughesdale | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 932 | 1,102 |
| Sacred Heart School, Oakleigh | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 195 | 1,140 |
| Oakleigh Primary School, Oakleigh | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 451 | 1,120 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Malvern Valley Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 258 | 1,114 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| The Currajong School, Malvern East | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 41 | 1,089 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Solway Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 337 | 1,161 |
| Coatesville Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 795 | 1,136 |
| Lloyd Street Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 385 | 1,180 |
| St Mary's School, Malvern East | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 192 | 1,158 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| Salesian College Chadstone, Chadstone | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 982 | 1,093 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 189 | 932 |
| Christ Our Holy Redeemer School, Oakleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 135 | 1,065 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| South Oakleigh College, Oakleigh South | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 950 | 1,052 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| Amsleigh Park Primary School, Oakleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 345 | 1,093 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 414 | 1,120 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| Oakleigh South Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 1,038 | 1,163 |
| St Michael's School, Ashburton | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 222 | 1,139 |
| Mount Waverley Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 443 | 1,119 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| Ashburton Primary School, Ashburton | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 444 | 1,155 |
| Glen Iris Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 408 | 1,174 |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 774 | 1,183 |
| Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 659 | 1,171 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| East Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 324 | 1,100 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murrumbeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21849/murrumbeena/topic/education