69.3% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Vermont South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Vermont South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 70% of adults in Vermont South have completed Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This high level of schooling translates into a very well-qualified population, with a large number of residents holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 is 69.3%, which is well above the Victorian figure and far above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Vermont South, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 38.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and well above the state average.
38.3% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 38.3%
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 South, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 26.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 43 schools within 3km of the area, which is among the largest number for its level. Local schools are larger than most and have some of the highest advantage scores.
2.83
Lower than 59% 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).
602
Higher than 84% 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 Vermont South
43 schools — 25,896 students, average ICSEA 1,117.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 8 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Livingstone Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 612 | 1,142 |
| Vermont South Special School, Vermont South | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 140 | 998 |
| Weeden Heights Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 154 | 1,141 |
| Camelot Rise Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 426 | 1,150 |
| Holy Saviour Parish School, Vermont South | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 133 | — |
| Emmaus College, Vermont South | Catholic | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,479 | 1,086 |
| Vermont Secondary College, Vermont | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,650 | 1,122 |
| Highvale Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,220 | 1,114 |
| Parkmore Primary School, Forest Hill | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 121 | 1,095 |
| Highvale Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 368 | 1,148 |
| Vermont Primary School, Vermont | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 752 | 1,161 |
| Wantirna Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 53 | 1,031 |
| Forest Hill College, Burwood East | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 356 | 1,045 |
| Burwood Heights Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 442 | 1,107 |
| St James' School, Vermont | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 351 | 1,139 |
| The Knox School, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 764 | 1,159 |
| Glen Waverley Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 970 | 1,141 |
| Glendal Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 886 | 1,157 |
| Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School, Nunawading | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 388 | 1,133 |
| Rangeview Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 689 | 1,155 |
| Mount View Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 920 | 1,146 |
| Burwood East Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 520 | 1,147 |
| Glen Waverley Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 2,417 | 1,124 |
| Waverley Christian College, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 2,370 | 1,141 |
| Wantirna College, Wantirna | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,458 | 1,031 |
| Blackburn Lake Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 542 | 1,170 |
| Blackburn English Language School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 344 | 1,022 |
| Aurora School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 270 | 1,038 |
| Templeton Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 720 | 1,136 |
| St Christopher's School, Glen Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 148 | 1,141 |
| St Luke's School, Wantirna | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 165 | 1,098 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Secondary, Nunawading | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 261 | 1,067 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Primary, Nunawading | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 343 | 1,101 |
| Regency Park Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 537 | 1,068 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 592 | 1,130 |
| St Leonard's School, Glen Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 268 | 1,142 |
| Burwood East Special Developmental School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 79 | 1,073 |
| Heathmont College, Heathmont | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 667 | 1,014 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School, Blackburn South | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 137 | 1,108 |
| Marlborough Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 124 | 1,037 |
| Mount Waverley North Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 541 | 1,142 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Blackburn | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 185 | 1,130 |
| Syndal South Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 334 | 1,152 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Vermont South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22628/vermont-south/topic/education