60.8% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Helena · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in St Helena
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification levels than most similar areas define St Helena, where nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This academic trend is reflected in the school system, which has a school advantage score much higher than most areas. Residents are generally well-educated, with over 60% of people completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is a little above the national average, though it sits a little below the Victorian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Helena, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 29.4% of the population, a figure that is well above the national average. This is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state average.
29.4% ▲ +55.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 St Helena, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.3%. Education and health also make up significant shares of the local qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
St Helena has 26 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level, though it has fewer schools per 1,000 children than most areas. Most local schools are government-run and primary schools.
1.97
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
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).
455
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,088
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving St Helena
26 schools — 11,819 students, average ICSEA 1,088.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 7 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 499 | 1,103 |
| North-Eastern Montessori School, St Helena | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 106 | 1,143 |
| Glen Katherine Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 554 | 1,088 |
| St Helena Secondary College, Eltham North | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,414 | 1,065 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Eltham North | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 393 | 1,137 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 64 | 1,086 |
| Eltham North Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 475 | 1,127 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| Catholic Ladies' College Ltd, Eltham | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 901 | 1,119 |
| Diamond Creek Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 235 | 1,065 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| Sacred Heart School, Diamond Creek | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 182 | 1,080 |
| Eltham East Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 652 | 1,143 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Eltham | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 79 | 1,094 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Diamond Creek East Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 466 | 1,066 |
| Diamond Valley College, Diamond Creek | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 818 | 1,020 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 63 | 1,027 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Helena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22339/st-helena/topic/education