81.0% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 75.2%
- 2016: 76.0%
- 2021: 81.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Elwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Elwood hold a bachelor's degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of achievement is seen across the board, with 81% of residents finishing Year 12. This trend has grown over the last decade, as more people move into the area or complete further study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 81%, a rise of 5.8 points since 2011. Very few residents left school early, with only 2.4% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Elwood, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 51.5% of adults with a university degree is far above the Victorian average of 29.2%. This includes 17.1% who hold a postgraduate degree, with the total share of bachelor degrees or higher rising 7.3 points since 2011.
51.5% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 51.5%
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 Elwood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 22.2%, followed by society and culture at 16.3% and creative arts at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a school advantage score of 1,115, which is much higher than most areas. There are four schools in the area, with an equal split between government, Catholic and independent sectors.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.05
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,708
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
427
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,115
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Elwood
35 schools — 21,770 students, average ICSEA 1,140.
By sector: Independent 15 · Government 13 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 14 · Secondary 5
| Elwood College, Elwood | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 804 | 1,096 |
| Elwood Primary School, Elwood | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 618 | 1,131 |
| St Columba's School, Elwood | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 137 | 1,152 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 149 | 1,112 |
| St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 437 | 1,126 |
| Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 96 | 1,168 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 463 | 1,147 |
| St Joseph's School, Elsternwick | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 347 | 1,164 |
| Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 3,555 | 1,157 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 256 | 1,141 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 489 | 1,086 |
| Yeshivah College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 362 | 1,073 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 382 | 932 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 559 | 1,123 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 169 | 1,053 |
| St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,143 | 1,180 |
| St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 440 | 1,093 |
| St Kilda Park Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 314 | 1,142 |
| St Mary's School, St Kilda East | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 135 | 1,111 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 564 | 1,080 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 592 | 1,165 |
| Brighton Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,480 | 1,143 |
| Victorian College For The Deaf, Melbourne | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 61 | 978 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| Wesley College, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 3,181 | 1,172 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 550 | 1,153 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 162 | 1,142 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051129/elwood/topic/education