82.1% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 76.7%
- 2021: 82.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elsternwick · Suburb / Locality
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, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where a vast majority of residents have completed their secondary schooling. The local population is significantly more qualified than the typical Victorian or Australian resident.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 82.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and 58.8% for Australia.
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.
A striking 50.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the 26.3% national average. This includes a large proportion of people with postgraduate degrees at 17.2%.
50.8% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 50.8%
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 for residents are management and commerce at 24.3%, followed by society and culture at 16.5% and health at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Elsternwick has an average school advantage score among the highest for similar areas and 49 schools within 3 km. While school sizes are much larger than usual, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
2.16
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Higher than 92% 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).
540
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,132
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Elsternwick
49 schools — 26,437 students, average ICSEA 1,132.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 16 · Catholic 12
By type: Primary 26 · Combined 15 · Secondary 8
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 382 | 932 |
| St Joseph's School, Elsternwick | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 347 | 1,164 |
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 559 | 1,123 |
| Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 96 | 1,168 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 463 | 1,147 |
| Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 3,555 | 1,157 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 256 | 1,141 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| Elwood Primary School, Elwood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 618 | 1,131 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 489 | 1,086 |
| Elwood College, Elwood | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 804 | 1,096 |
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Yeshivah College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 362 | 1,073 |
| St Columba's School, Elwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 137 | 1,152 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 472 | 1,164 |
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 149 | 1,112 |
| St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 437 | 1,126 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 550 | 1,153 |
| Oakwood School, Caulfield North | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 622 | 968 |
| Brighton Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,480 | 1,143 |
| Divrei Emineh, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 189 | 932 |
| St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 440 | 1,093 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 169 | 1,053 |
| St Mary's School, St Kilda East | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 135 | 1,111 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 592 | 1,165 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,143 | 1,180 |
| Kilvington Grammar School, Ormond | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 758 | 1,182 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| St Anthony's School, Glen Huntly | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 75 | 1,098 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 308 | 1,151 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 162 | 1,142 |
| St Joseph's School, Malvern | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 183 | 1,156 |
| St Joan of Arc School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 402 | 1,170 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| De La Salle College, Malvern | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 890 | 1,131 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 254 | 1,156 |
| St Kilda Park Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 314 | 1,142 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 564 | 1,080 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 788 | 1,146 |
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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/sal/SAL20864/elsternwick/topic/education