81.1% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.1%
- 2016: 75.9%
- 2021: 81.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Kilda East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in St Kilda East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in St Kilda East hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected in the school results, where 81.1% of residents finished Year 12. It is a highly educated community that stands far above both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is very common here, with 81.1% of people finishing their secondary schooling. This is far above the 61.8% seen in Victoria and the 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Kilda East, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 11 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common, as 48.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is far above the national average of 26.3%.
48.8% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 48.8%
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 Kilda East, 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 are management and commerce at 20.7%, followed by society and culture at 17.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a large number of schools within 3km and an average school size of 601, which is much higher than most areas. About 42.9% of these schools are government-run.
2.91
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Higher than 92% 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).
601
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,143
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 St Kilda East
49 schools — 29,425 students, average ICSEA 1,143.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 18 · Catholic 10
By type: Primary 22 · Combined 18 · Secondary 9
| Yeshivah College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 0.1 km | 362 | 1,073 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 489 | 1,086 |
| Ripponlea Primary School, St Kilda East | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 256 | 1,141 |
| St Mary’s College Melbourne - Edmund Rice Campus, St Kilda East | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 440 | 1,093 |
| St Mary's School, St Kilda East | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 135 | 1,111 |
| Caulfield Grammar School, St Kilda East | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 3,555 | 1,157 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 169 | 1,053 |
| St Kilda Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 437 | 1,126 |
| St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,143 | 1,180 |
| Windsor Primary School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 125 | 1,049 |
| The King David School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 592 | 1,165 |
| Sholem Aleichem College, Elsternwick | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 96 | 1,168 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 149 | 1,112 |
| St Joseph's School, Elsternwick | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 347 | 1,164 |
| Elwood Primary School, Elwood | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 618 | 1,131 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Prahran | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 162 | 1,142 |
| Caulfield Junior College, Caulfield North | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 536 | 1,160 |
| Adass Israel School, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 382 | 932 |
| Prahran High School, Windsor | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 564 | 1,080 |
| Elwood College, Elwood | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 804 | 1,096 |
| St Kilda Park Primary School, St Kilda | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 314 | 1,142 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 254 | 1,156 |
| St Columba's School, Elwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 137 | 1,152 |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,220 | 1,167 |
| Victorian College For The Deaf, Melbourne | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 61 | 978 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 463 | 1,147 |
| Toorak Primary School, Toorak | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 439 | 1,141 |
| Wesley College, Melbourne | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 3,181 | 1,172 |
| Lauriston Girls' School, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 935 | 1,199 |
| Caulfield Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 312 | 1,133 |
| Leibler Yavneh College, Elsternwick | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 559 | 1,123 |
| St Joseph's School, Malvern | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 183 | 1,156 |
| De La Salle College, Malvern | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 890 | 1,131 |
| Oakwood School, Caulfield North | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 622 | 968 |
| Melbourne Montessori College - Caulfield South Campus, Caulfield South | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 311 | 1,137 |
| Japanese School of Melbourne, Caulfield South | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 28 | 1,091 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| Malvern Central School, Malvern | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 529 | 1,163 |
| South Yarra Primary School, South Yarra | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 435 | 1,152 |
| Malvern Primary School, Malvern East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 563 | 1,163 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Kamaruka, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 35 | 1,094 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 287 | 1,213 |
| Melbourne High School, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,402 | 1,195 |
| Centre for Higher Education Studies, South Yarra | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 468 | 1,079 |
| St Catherine's School, Toorak | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 685 | 1,175 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar, South Yarra | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,046 | 1,181 |
| Glen Eira College, Caulfield East | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 883 | 1,117 |
| Caulfield South Primary School, Caulfield South | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 472 | 1,164 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Kilda East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22344/st-kilda-east/topic/education