18.2% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Kilda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in St Kilda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in St Kilda (SA) have finished high school than in most other areas, with only 18.2% completing Year 12. This creates a local workforce where practical trade skills and certificates are far more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the national figure, as only 18.2% of people finished Year 12. The most common highest year of schooling for residents is Year 10, at 31.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Kilda, the largest group is Year 10 at 34%, followed by Year 11 (29%) and Year 12 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 3.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas. Instead, over half of residents—54.1%—hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
3.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
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, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 77%; Bachelor degree is next at 12%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications here are spread across several practical fields, with agriculture and environment as well as food, hospitality and personal services both sitting at 16.2%. Engineering is also common at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four primary schools, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 555 students.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
555
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 65% 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
4 schools — 2,221 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4
| Settlers Farm Campus R-6, Paralowie | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 597 | 951 |
| Burton Primary School, Burton | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 422 | 946 |
| Bethany Christian School Incorporated, Paralowie | Independent | Primary | 5.5 km | 531 | 996 |
| The Pines School, Parafield Gardens | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 671 | 967 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Kilda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41371/st-kilda/topic/education