81.3% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 75.0%
- 2016: 75.7%
- 2021: 81.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Kilda East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in St Kilda East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost half of all adults in St Kilda East hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This highly educated profile is reflected in schooling levels, where 81.3% of residents have finished Year 12. These figures have grown steadily over the last decade, marking the area as one of the most qualified in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the Victorian figure, with 81.3% of residents finishing their secondary schooling. This rate has risen by 6.2 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Kilda East, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Half of all adults here have a university degree, which is far above the 26.3% national average. This high level of education is led by bachelor degrees at 41.1% and postgraduate degrees at 17.2%.
49.9% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 49.9%
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 St Kilda East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by society and culture at 16.3% and creative arts at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are only two Catholic schools in the area, which is fewer than most similar places. While local school enrolments are small, there are 49 schools available within a 3 km radius.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.05
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Higher than 87% 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).
575
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
288
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,097
Higher than 82% 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 St Kilda East
49 schools — 29,733 students, average ICSEA 1,144.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 19 · Catholic 10
By type: Primary 22 · Combined 19 · Secondary 8
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 489 | 1,086 |
| Yeshivah College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 362 | 1,073 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 256 | 1,141 |
| Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 3,555 | 1,157 |
| St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 437 | 1,126 |
| St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 440 | 1,093 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 169 | 1,053 |
| St Mary's School, St Kilda East | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 135 | 1,111 |
| Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 96 | 1,168 |
| St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,143 | 1,180 |
| St Joseph's School, Elsternwick | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 347 | 1,164 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 149 | 1,112 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Elwood Primary School, Elwood | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 618 | 1,131 |
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 382 | 932 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 592 | 1,165 |
| Elwood College, Elwood | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 804 | 1,096 |
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| St Columba's School, Elwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 137 | 1,152 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 162 | 1,142 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 564 | 1,080 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 463 | 1,147 |
| St Kilda Park Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 314 | 1,142 |
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 559 | 1,123 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 254 | 1,156 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Victorian College For The Deaf, Melbourne | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 61 | 978 |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,220 | 1,167 |
| Wesley College, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 3,181 | 1,172 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| Toorak Primary School, Toorak | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 439 | 1,141 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 935 | 1,199 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Oakwood School, Caulfield North | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 622 | 968 |
| St Joseph's School, Malvern | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 183 | 1,156 |
| De La Salle College, Malvern | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 890 | 1,131 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| Malvern Central School, Malvern | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 529 | 1,163 |
| South Yarra Primary School, South Yarra | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 435 | 1,152 |
| Kamaruka, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 35 | 1,094 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 287 | 1,213 |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 468 | 1,079 |
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| St Catherine's School, Toorak | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 685 | 1,175 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Kilda East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051134/st-kilda-east/topic/education