83.3% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.3%
- 2016: 79.1%
- 2021: 83.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Surrey Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Surrey Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Surrey Hills hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. Over half of the adult population has a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a highly educated community where 83.3% of residents finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 83.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Surrey Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A striking 52.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national average of 26.3%. This includes 20.9% of residents who hold postgraduate degrees.
52.6% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 52.6%
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 Surrey Hills, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 27.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.5% and health at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 559 students and some of the highest advantage scores in the region. While there are 48 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other areas.
1.77
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
48
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).
559
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,147
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 Surrey Hills
48 schools — 26,852 students, average ICSEA 1,147.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 11 · Independent 10
By type: Primary 27 · Combined 11 · Secondary 10
| Surrey Hills Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 358 | 1,166 |
| Our Holy Redeemer School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 198 | 1,180 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 145 | 1,142 |
| Chatham Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 241 | 1,147 |
| Mont Albert Primary School, Mont Albert | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 605 | 1,149 |
| Canterbury Primary School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 639 | 1,192 |
| Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 814 | 1,135 |
| Siena College Ltd, Camberwell | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 691 | 1,153 |
| Kingswood College, Box Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 575 | 1,162 |
| St Paul's College, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 50 | 1,090 |
| Wattle Park Primary School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 251 | 1,122 |
| St Dominic's School, Camberwell | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 146 | 1,169 |
| Fintona Girls' School, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 533 | 1,191 |
| Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 574 | 1,171 |
| Box Hill Senior Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 281 | 1,055 |
| Camberwell High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 824 | 1,119 |
| Roberts McCubbin Primary School, Box Hill South | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 303 | 1,120 |
| Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 775 | 1,141 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,530 | 1,207 |
| Greythorn Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 434 | 1,152 |
| Our Lady of Sion College, Box Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 930 | 1,111 |
| Hartwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 570 | 1,191 |
| Belmore School, Balwyn | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 41 | 1,096 |
| Koonung Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,232 | 1,108 |
| Mount Scopus Memorial College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,170 | 1,159 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Box Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 257 | 1,105 |
| Camberwell Grammar School, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,346 | 1,192 |
| Box Hill High School, Box Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,547 | 1,123 |
| Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 619 | 1,159 |
| Box Hill North Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 232 | 1,084 |
| SEDA College (Victoria), Camberwell | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 721 | 1,036 |
| Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 777 | 1,180 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Deepdene | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 144 | 1,138 |
| Balwyn High School, Balwyn North | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 2,260 | 1,141 |
| Berengarra School, Box Hill North | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 61 | 1,084 |
| Camberwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 552 | 1,194 |
| St Scholastica's School, Bennettswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 108 | 1,067 |
| Birralee Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 576 | 1,163 |
| Balwyn North Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 554 | 1,139 |
| Ashwood School, Ashwood | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 127 | 1,058 |
| Deepdene Primary School, Deepdene | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 353 | 1,159 |
| Camberwell South Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 423 | 1,183 |
| St Cecilia's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 258 | 1,172 |
| Boroondara Park Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 278 | 1,138 |
| Parkhill Primary School, Ashwood | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 188 | 1,098 |
| Genazzano FCJ College, Kew | Catholic | Combined | 4.2 km | 680 | 1,127 |
| St Bede's School, Balwyn North | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 264 | 1,133 |
| Essex Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 617 | 1,150 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Surrey Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22399/surrey-hills/topic/education