66.9% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Edithvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Edithvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 8 percentage points separates Edithvale from the national average in school completion. This is a highly educated area where 66.9% of residents finished Year 12, well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. These strong schooling results are reflected in the high proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas at 66.9%, which is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Edithvale, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 32.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well above the Australian average. Certificates III and IV are also common, held by 23.5% of the population.
32.1% ▲ +62.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 32.1%
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 Edithvale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 20%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,087, which is much higher than most areas. There are 11 schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar places.
0.84
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality 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).
520
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,087
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Edithvale
11 schools — 5,718 students, average ICSEA 1,087.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Edithvale Primary School, Edithvale | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 525 | 1,100 |
| Aspendale Gardens Primary School, Aspendale Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 592 | 1,095 |
| Chelsea Primary School, Chelsea | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 360 | 1,075 |
| St Joseph's School, Chelsea | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 317 | 1,084 |
| Chelsea Heights Primary School, Chelsea Heights | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 415 | 1,059 |
| Aspendale Primary School, Aspendale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 477 | 1,100 |
| St Louis de Montfort's School, Aspendale | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 594 | 1,107 |
| Yarrabah School, Aspendale | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 189 | 1,032 |
| Cornish College, Bangholme | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 664 | 1,132 |
| Bonbeach Primary School, Bonbeach | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 367 | 1,077 |
| Mordialloc College, Mordialloc | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,218 | 1,062 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Edithvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20848/edithvale/topic/education