72.3% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 72.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Vermont · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Vermont
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High academic achievement defines Vermont, where schooling and degree levels are among the highest for similar areas. A striking 39.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 72.3% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Vermont, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 11 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common in the area, as 39.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian average of 29.2% and the Australian figure of 26.3%.
39.3% ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 39.3%
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 Vermont, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 24.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Vermont has 38 schools within 3km, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. The typical school is much larger than usual, with an average size of 568 students.
1.32
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
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).
568
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,098
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Vermont
38 schools — 21,585 students, average ICSEA 1,098.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 8 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 9 · Combined 3
| Vermont Secondary College, Vermont | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,650 | 1,122 |
| Vermont Primary School, Vermont | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 752 | 1,161 |
| St James' School, Vermont | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 351 | 1,139 |
| Rangeview Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 689 | 1,155 |
| Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School, Nunawading | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 388 | 1,133 |
| Vermont South Special School, Vermont South | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 140 | 998 |
| Parkmore Primary School, Forest Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 121 | 1,095 |
| Livingstone Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 612 | 1,142 |
| Emmaus College, Vermont South | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,479 | 1,086 |
| Wantirna Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 53 | 1,031 |
| St John's School, Mitcham | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 142 | 1,095 |
| Antonio Park Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 529 | 1,137 |
| Heathmont College, Heathmont | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 667 | 1,014 |
| Weeden Heights Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 154 | 1,141 |
| Marlborough Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 124 | 1,037 |
| Camelot Rise Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 426 | 1,150 |
| Blackburn Lake Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 542 | 1,170 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Primary, Nunawading | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 343 | 1,101 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Secondary, Nunawading | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 261 | 1,067 |
| Burwood Heights Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 442 | 1,107 |
| Forest Hill College, Burwood East | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 356 | 1,045 |
| Holy Saviour Parish School, Vermont South | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 133 | — |
| Mitcham Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 490 | 1,127 |
| The Knox School, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 764 | 1,159 |
| Wantirna College, Wantirna | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,458 | 1,031 |
| St Luke's School, Wantirna | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 165 | 1,098 |
| Aquinas College, Ringwood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,659 | 1,085 |
| Mullauna Secondary College, Mitcham | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 625 | 1,058 |
| Highvale Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,220 | 1,114 |
| Regency Park Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 537 | 1,068 |
| Great Ryrie Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 566 | 1,072 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Ringwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 248 | 981 |
| Highvale Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 368 | 1,148 |
| Templeton Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 720 | 1,136 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Blackburn | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 185 | 1,130 |
| Ringwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,516 | 1,052 |
| Aurora School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 270 | 1,038 |
| Blackburn Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 440 | 1,141 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Vermont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22627/vermont/topic/education