75.4% —
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 75.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees are found in Bentleigh than in most similar areas. About 41% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has risen steadily since 2016. This strong educational profile is reflected across the community, with far more people finishing Year 12 compared to state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 75.4% of residents doing so. This is far above the Australian figure of 58.8% and represents a rise of 6.2 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common, with 40.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian average of 29.2%, with postgraduate degrees making up 15.5% of the highest qualifications held.
40.8% —
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 40.8%
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 Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 25.5%, followed by society and culture at 11.7% and engineering and related fields at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher average advantage score than most areas and a typical size of 600 students. While there are 20 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.55
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 50% of state electorate 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).
11,406
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
600
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,117
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan)
20 schools — 11,406 students, average ICSEA 1,117.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4 · Combined 4
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 393 | 1,120 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| St Catherine's School, Moorabbin | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 85 | 1,083 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| Avenues Education, Moorabbin | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | — | — |
| East Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 324 | 1,100 |
| Southmoor Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 368 | 1,121 |
| Coatesville Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 795 | 1,136 |
| Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabbin | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 48 | 1,090 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 545 | 1,108 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 111 | 1,058 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 189 | 932 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20906/bentleigh/topic/education