76.7% —
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 76.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) have university degrees than the national average, with 44.7% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This high level of schooling is a standout feature for the area, which is much more qualified than most other similar places across the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very common here, with 76.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure and has risen since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 11 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is much more qualified than most, with the typical resident far more likely to hold a degree than people in Victoria or Australia. This figure rose 4.8 points to 44.7% since the last census.
44.7% —
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 44.7%
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 Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in management and commerce, which account for 25.2% of degrees. Other common fields include health, society and culture, and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 22 schools within 3km, with a total of 11,258 enrolments. The area's schools have an advantage score of 1,124, which is much higher than most other areas.
1.98
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 57% 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).
11,258
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
512
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,124
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)
22 schools — 11,258 students, average ICSEA 1,124.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 7 · Combined 1
| Our Lady of Sion College, Box Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 930 | 1,111 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Box Hill | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 257 | 1,105 |
| Box Hill High School, Box Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,547 | 1,123 |
| Berengarra School, Box Hill North | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 61 | 1,084 |
| Kerrimuir Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 572 | 1,137 |
| Box Hill Senior Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 281 | 1,055 |
| Box Hill North Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 232 | 1,084 |
| Koonung Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,232 | 1,108 |
| Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 619 | 1,159 |
| Blackburn High School, Blackburn | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,289 | 1,094 |
| Mont Albert Primary School, Mont Albert | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 605 | 1,149 |
| Old Orchard Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 441 | 1,127 |
| Our Holy Redeemer School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 198 | 1,180 |
| Blackburn Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 440 | 1,141 |
| Surrey Hills Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 358 | 1,166 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Blackburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 185 | 1,130 |
| Chatham Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 241 | 1,147 |
| St Paul's College, Balwyn | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 50 | 1,090 |
| Blackburn Lake Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 542 | 1,170 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Secondary, Nunawading | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 261 | 1,067 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Primary, Nunawading | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 343 | 1,101 |
| Balwyn Primary School, Balwyn | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 574 | 1,171 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21001/box-hill/topic/education