70.7% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 70.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eltham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eltham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees make Eltham stand out among similar areas. About 71% of residents finished Year 12, and over a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, figures that are well above the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 70.7% of people finishing their final school year. This is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eltham, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 37.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
37.4% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 37.4%
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 Eltham, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 19.1%, followed by society and culture at 13.3% and engineering at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. While there are 35 schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per child than in other places.
1.42
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
Higher than 89% 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).
434
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,095
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eltham
35 schools — 15,194 students, average ICSEA 1,095.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Eltham East Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 652 | 1,143 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Eltham | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 79 | 1,094 |
| Catholic Ladies' College Ltd, Eltham | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 901 | 1,119 |
| Eltham Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 253 | 1,117 |
| Eltham North Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 475 | 1,127 |
| Eltham High School, Eltham | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,326 | 1,101 |
| Research Primary School, Research | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 219 | 1,092 |
| Eltham College, Research | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 639 | 1,139 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 64 | 1,086 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Eltham North | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 393 | 1,137 |
| Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 620 | 1,112 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Glen Katherine Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 554 | 1,088 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| St Helena Secondary College, Eltham North | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,414 | 1,065 |
| Warrandyte High School, Warrandyte | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 278 | 1,049 |
| North-Eastern Montessori School, St Helena | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 106 | 1,143 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Diamond Creek East Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 466 | 1,066 |
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 499 | 1,103 |
| Diamond Valley College, Diamond Creek | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 818 | 1,020 |
| Sacred Heart School, Diamond Creek | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 182 | 1,080 |
| Diamond Creek Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 235 | 1,065 |
| Templestowe Park Primary School, Templestowe | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 548 | 1,108 |
| Wattle Glen Primary School, Wattle Glen | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 147 | 1,055 |
| Warrandyte Primary School, Warrandyte | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 200 | 1,112 |
| Andersons Creek Primary School, Warrandyte | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 178 | 1,096 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 144 | 1,055 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| St Kevin's School, Templestowe Lower | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 132 | 1,096 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eltham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20865/eltham/topic/education