75.2% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Kilda - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in St Kilda - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in St Kilda - West hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This highly educated population is reflected in schooling levels, with 75.2% of residents completing Year 12. It is an area where a very large proportion of the community has pursued higher learning.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above both the state and national figures, with 75.2% of residents finishing their secondary schooling. This is much higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Kilda - West, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of higher education is very high, with 47.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian figure of 29.2% and the Australian average of 26.3%.
47.7% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 - West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in management and commerce, at 21.1%, followed by society and culture at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one primary school in the area, which is a government school. While this is much lower than most areas, there are 44 schools within 3km, which is larger than about 86% of similar places.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.98
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
Higher than 86% 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).
314
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
314
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,142
Higher than 94% 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 - West
44 schools — 28,846 students, average ICSEA 1,147.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 15 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 20 · Combined 14 · Secondary 10
| St Kilda Park Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 314 | 1,142 |
| St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 437 | 1,126 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 149 | 1,112 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 169 | 1,053 |
| St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,143 | 1,180 |
| Victorian College For The Deaf, Melbourne | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 61 | 978 |
| Wesley College, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 3,181 | 1,172 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 564 | 1,080 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 440 | 1,093 |
| St Mary's School, St Kilda East | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 135 | 1,111 |
| St Columba's School, Elwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 137 | 1,152 |
| Elwood College, Elwood | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 804 | 1,096 |
| Yeshivah College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 362 | 1,073 |
| Middle Park Primary School, Middle Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 393 | 1,150 |
| Elwood Primary School, Elwood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 618 | 1,131 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 489 | 1,086 |
| South Yarra Primary School, South Yarra | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 435 | 1,152 |
| South Melbourne Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 402 | 1,105 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 287 | 1,213 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 256 | 1,141 |
| Youth2Industry College, South Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 3,555 | 1,157 |
| MacRobertson Girls High School, Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,195 | 1,186 |
| Albert Park Primary School, Albert Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 430 | 1,156 |
| Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 96 | 1,168 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 592 | 1,165 |
| Albert Park College, Albert Park | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,657 | 1,127 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 162 | 1,142 |
| Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,905 | 1,177 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| St Joseph's School, Elsternwick | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 347 | 1,164 |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Kamaruka, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 35 | 1,094 |
| Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School, South Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 369 | 1,154 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 468 | 1,079 |
| Toorak Primary School, Toorak | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 439 | 1,141 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 463 | 1,147 |
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 382 | 932 |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,220 | 1,167 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 254 | 1,156 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School, Southbank | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 344 | 1,141 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 316 | 1,150 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Kilda - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051514/st-kilda-west/topic/education