80.9% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.2%
- 2016: 75.9%
- 2021: 80.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Elwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Among the most highly educated areas in the region, Elwood sees over half of its adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This academic strength is seen across the board, with school completion rates far exceeding both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 80.9% of residents completing Year 12. This is 22 points above the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Elwood, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A striking 51.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Victorian figure of 29.2%. This includes 17.2% who hold a postgraduate degree.
51.6% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 51.6%
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 Elwood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 22.2%, followed by society and culture at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the most advantaged and larger than most, though there are only 2.02 schools per 1,000 children. Independent schools make up 42.9% of the sector.
2.02
Lower than 71% 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).
622
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,140
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Elwood
35 schools — 21,770 students, average ICSEA 1,140.
By sector: Independent 15 · Government 13 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 14 · Secondary 5
| Elwood College, Elwood | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 804 | 1,096 |
| Elwood Primary School, Elwood | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 618 | 1,131 |
| St Columba's School, Elwood | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 137 | 1,152 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 149 | 1,112 |
| St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 437 | 1,126 |
| Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 96 | 1,168 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 463 | 1,147 |
| St Joseph's School, Elsternwick | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 347 | 1,164 |
| Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 3,555 | 1,157 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 256 | 1,141 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 489 | 1,086 |
| Yeshivah College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 362 | 1,073 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 382 | 932 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 559 | 1,123 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 169 | 1,053 |
| St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,143 | 1,180 |
| St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 440 | 1,093 |
| St Kilda Park Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 314 | 1,142 |
| St Mary's School, St Kilda East | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 135 | 1,111 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 564 | 1,080 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 592 | 1,165 |
| Brighton Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,480 | 1,143 |
| Victorian College For The Deaf, Melbourne | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 61 | 978 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| Wesley College, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 3,181 | 1,172 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 550 | 1,153 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 162 | 1,142 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20867/elwood/topic/education