81.9% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 70.7%
- 2016: 77.0%
- 2021: 81.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elsternwick · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Elsternwick
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Elsternwick hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected across the board, with far more residents finishing Year 12 than the state or national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge 81.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the 58.8% national figure. This result has climbed 11 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Elsternwick, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a university degree is 50.7%, far above the Victorian average of 29.2%. This figure rose nearly 10 percentage points over the last decade.
50.7% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 50.7%
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 Elsternwick, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.5%, followed by society and culture at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,084, which is much higher than most areas. There are four schools in the area, with 75% being independent and 25% Catholic.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.98
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Higher than 88% 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).
1,384
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
346
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,084
Higher than 77% 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 Elsternwick
50 schools — 26,701 students, average ICSEA 1,132.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 16 · Catholic 12
By type: Primary 27 · Combined 15 · Secondary 8
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 559 | 1,123 |
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 382 | 932 |
| St Joseph's School, Elsternwick | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 347 | 1,164 |
| Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick | Independent | Primary | 0.9 km | 96 | 1,168 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 463 | 1,147 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 3,555 | 1,157 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 256 | 1,141 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| Elwood Primary School, Elwood | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 618 | 1,131 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Elwood College, Elwood | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 804 | 1,096 |
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 489 | 1,086 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| St Columba's School, Elwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 137 | 1,152 |
| Yeshivah College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 362 | 1,073 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 550 | 1,153 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 149 | 1,112 |
| St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 437 | 1,126 |
| Brighton Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,480 | 1,143 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| Oakwood School, Caulfield North | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 622 | 968 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 189 | 932 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 440 | 1,093 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 169 | 1,053 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| St Mary's School, St Kilda East | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 135 | 1,111 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 592 | 1,165 |
| St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,143 | 1,180 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| St Joan of Arc School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 402 | 1,170 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 264 | 1,146 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 162 | 1,142 |
| St Joseph's School, Malvern | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 183 | 1,156 |
| De La Salle College, Malvern | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 890 | 1,131 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 254 | 1,156 |
| St Kilda Park Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 314 | 1,142 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 564 | 1,080 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elsternwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021179/elsternwick/topic/education