70.4% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nunawading · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nunawading
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement mark Nunawading, where 39.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the highest rates for this level of education across similar areas. The community is well-qualified, with a strong focus on higher schooling and university degrees compared to both the state and the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 70.4% of residents completing Year 12. This result is well above the Victorian average of 61.8% and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nunawading, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, as 39.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% national average, with 16.1% of the population holding a postgraduate degree.
39.9% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 39.9%
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 Nunawading, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 23.1%, followed by engineering at 11% and society and culture at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have some of the highest advantage scores among similar areas and are generally larger than average. While there are 40 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
1.38
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
559
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,117
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nunawading
40 schools — 22,352 students, average ICSEA 1,117.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 9 · Combined 3
| Nunawading Christian College - Primary, Nunawading | Independent | Primary | 0.8 km | 343 | 1,101 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Secondary, Nunawading | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 261 | 1,067 |
| St John's School, Mitcham | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 142 | 1,095 |
| Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School, Nunawading | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 388 | 1,133 |
| Whitehorse Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 302 | 1,123 |
| St Philip's School, Blackburn North | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 40 | 1,137 |
| Blackburn Lake Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 542 | 1,170 |
| Mullauna Secondary College, Mitcham | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 625 | 1,058 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 490 | 1,127 |
| Blackburn Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 440 | 1,141 |
| Donvale Primary School, Donvale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 289 | 1,120 |
| Heatherwood School, Donvale | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 214 | 991 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Blackburn | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 185 | 1,130 |
| Old Orchard Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 441 | 1,127 |
| Blackburn High School, Blackburn | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,289 | 1,094 |
| Antonio Park Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 529 | 1,137 |
| Beverley Hills Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 811 | 1,153 |
| Vermont Primary School, Vermont | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 752 | 1,161 |
| Rangeview Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 689 | 1,155 |
| Parkmore Primary School, Forest Hill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 121 | 1,095 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School, Blackburn South | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 137 | 1,108 |
| Donburn Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 550 | 1,133 |
| Whitefriars College, Donvale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,055 | 1,112 |
| Box Hill High School, Box Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,547 | 1,123 |
| Aurora School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 270 | 1,038 |
| Emmaus College, Vermont South | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,479 | 1,086 |
| Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 619 | 1,159 |
| Vermont Secondary College, Vermont | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,650 | 1,122 |
| Ss Peter & Paul's School, Doncaster East | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 60 | 1,088 |
| Burwood Heights Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 442 | 1,107 |
| Forest Hill College, Burwood East | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 356 | 1,045 |
| St James' School, Vermont | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 351 | 1,139 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 592 | 1,130 |
| Vermont South Special School, Vermont South | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 140 | 998 |
| Kerrimuir Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 572 | 1,137 |
| Ringwood Heights Primary School, Ringwood North | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 215 | 1,104 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Box Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 257 | 1,105 |
| Livingstone Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 612 | 1,142 |
| East Doncaster Secondary College, Doncaster East | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 2,211 | 1,124 |
| Blackburn English Language School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 344 | 1,022 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nunawading [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21985/nunawading/topic/education