71.9% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 71.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eltham North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eltham North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 13 percentage points separates Eltham North from the national average in Year 12 completion. This is a highly educated community where 36% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above both the state and national levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 71.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eltham North, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, as 36% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
36.0% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 36.0%
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 North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 19.5%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 29 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for this level. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 459 students.
2.94
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
459
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,093
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 North
29 schools — 13,298 students, average ICSEA 1,093.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Eltham North | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 393 | 1,137 |
| Eltham North Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 475 | 1,127 |
| Glen Katherine Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 554 | 1,088 |
| St Helena Secondary College, Eltham North | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,414 | 1,065 |
| Catholic Ladies' College Ltd, Eltham | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 901 | 1,119 |
| North-Eastern Montessori School, St Helena | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 106 | 1,143 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 64 | 1,086 |
| Eltham East Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 652 | 1,143 |
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 499 | 1,103 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Eltham | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 79 | 1,094 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| Eltham High School, Eltham | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,326 | 1,101 |
| Diamond Creek Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 235 | 1,065 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Eltham Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 253 | 1,117 |
| Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 620 | 1,112 |
| Sacred Heart School, Diamond Creek | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 182 | 1,080 |
| Diamond Creek East Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 466 | 1,066 |
| Diamond Valley College, Diamond Creek | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 818 | 1,020 |
| Research Primary School, Research | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 219 | 1,092 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 144 | 1,055 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eltham North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20866/eltham-north/topic/education