77.7% ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 92% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 77.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goldstein · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Goldstein
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 45% of adults in Goldstein hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where university qualifications and school completion rates have both climbed sharply in recent years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 25 points since 2011 to 77.7%. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Goldstein, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher jumped from 16% in 2016 to 44.8% in 2021. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with 40.8% of residents holding a bachelor degree.
44.8% —
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 44.8%
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 Goldstein, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 26.7%, followed by society and culture at 13.3% and health at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have some of the highest advantage scores at this level, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Government schools make up 52.5% of the sector.
1.48
Lower than 80% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Lower than 89% of federal 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).
24,049
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
601
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,137
Higher than 94% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Goldstein
40 schools — 24,049 students, average ICSEA 1,137.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 10 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 8 · Combined 8
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | 0.4 km | 38 | 1,119 |
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 111 | 1,058 |
| Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 540 | 1,158 |
| St Agnes' School, Highett | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 164 | 1,098 |
| Hampton Primary School, Hampton | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 628 | 1,168 |
| St Leonard's College, Brighton East | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,597 | 1,184 |
| Sacred Heart School, Sandringham | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 274 | 1,138 |
| St Mary's School, Hampton | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 194 | 1,142 |
| Sandringham East Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 432 | 1,135 |
| Sandringham College, Sandringham | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,079 | 1,106 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 264 | 1,146 |
| St Joan of Arc School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 402 | 1,170 |
| Black Rock Primary School, Black Rock | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 489 | 1,143 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 550 | 1,153 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| Brighton Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,480 | 1,143 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Beaumaris North Primary School, Beaumaris | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 477 | 1,150 |
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 189 | 932 |
| Cheltenham Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 402 | 1,116 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Beaumaris Secondary College, Beaumaris | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 893 | 1,113 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| Stella Maris School, Beaumaris | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 143 | 1,137 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 5.3 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Beaumaris Primary School, Beaumaris | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 558 | 1,134 |
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 559 | 1,123 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 463 | 1,147 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 311 | 1,137 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goldstein [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED217/goldstein/topic/education