47.9% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elphinstone · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Elphinstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Elphinstone have finished high school compared to state and national figures, but 21.3% of adults hold a university degree. This level of higher education is higher than most similar areas, creating a distinct gap between those with university qualifications and those who left school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 47.9%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Elphinstone, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
21.3% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Elphinstone, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications here are spread across various fields, with society and culture being the most common at 14.3%, followed by engineering at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child and a high school advantage score, though the two local primary schools are much smaller than most.
10.42
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
52
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,064
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Elphinstone
2 schools — 103 students, average ICSEA 1,064.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Elphinstone Primary School, Elphinstone | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 29 | 1,036 |
| Taradale Primary School, Taradale | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 74 | 1,075 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elphinstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20863/elphinstone/topic/education