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Education & Qualifications in St Helens

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Very few residents in St Helens hold high-level degrees, placing the area among the lowest for qualifications compared to similar places. Only 42.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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Where St Helens sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is St Helens — lower than 99% of areas.

St Helens0.0%
3285, VIC 19.0%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is much lower than in the rest of the country, with 42.3% of people finishing Year 12 compared to 58.8% across Australia. About 34.6% of residents stopped after Year 11, while 23.1% left after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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42.3% —

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In St Helens, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (31%) and Year 10 (21%).

Year 12 42.3% Year 11 34.6% Year 10 23.1% Year 9 or below 11.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This result is far below the 26.3% national average and the Victorian figure of 29.2%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In St Helens, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 37.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 50%, ahead of Health (19%).

Field of qualification

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In St Helens, Agriculture & environment is the majority at 73%; Health is next at 27%.

Agriculture & environment 50.0% Health 18.8%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a common feature for about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22340/st-helens/topic/education