84.4% —
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 81.1%
- 2021: 84.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas. Over half of all adults have a bachelor degree or higher, and the area shows a very strong record of school completion. This combination of high academic achievement and university qualifications makes it one of the most educated pockets in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge 84.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This figure is among the highest for areas like it and rose by 3.3 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 11 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is highly qualified, with 55.6% holding a bachelor degree or higher—far above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This proportion rose 5.4 points since 2016, with postgraduate degrees held by 21.6% of the population.
55.6% —
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 55.6%
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 Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most commonly in management and commerce at 26.3%, followed by society and culture at 14.7% and health at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) has 21 schools within 3km, which is more than about 57% of similar areas. These schools are larger than average, with 11,567 total enrolments and an advantage score among the highest at this level.
2.21
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 54% 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).
11,567
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
551
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,153
Higher than 98% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan)
21 schools — 11,567 students, average ICSEA 1,153.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 7 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Auburn South Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 549 | 1,165 |
| Auburn High School, Hawthorn East | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 849 | 1,140 |
| Camberwell Primary School, Camberwell | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 552 | 1,194 |
| SEDA College (Victoria), Camberwell | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 721 | 1,036 |
| Bialik College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 987 | 1,164 |
| Alia College, Hawthorn East | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 96 | 1,130 |
| Scotch College, Hawthorn | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,957 | 1,188 |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Hawthorn | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 374 | 1,093 |
| Camberwell South Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 423 | 1,183 |
| Auburn Primary School, Hawthorn East | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 381 | 1,162 |
| St Joseph's School, Hawthorn | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 369 | 1,156 |
| Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 92 | 1,187 |
| Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 244 | 1,160 |
| St Cecilia's School, Glen Iris | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 258 | 1,172 |
| Camberwell High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 824 | 1,119 |
| Rossbourne School, Hawthorn | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 147 | 1,100 |
| Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar, Canterbury | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 814 | 1,135 |
| Siena College Ltd, Camberwell | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 691 | 1,153 |
| St Dominic's School, Camberwell | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 146 | 1,169 |
| Canterbury Primary School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 639 | 1,192 |
| Hawthorn West Primary School, Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 454 | 1,165 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23806/hawthorn/topic/education