68.3% —
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national average for schooling and degrees, Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan) is a highly educated area. High school completion rates have risen to 68.3%, while 35% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much higher than most areas, with 68.3% of residents completing Year 12. This is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and has risen by 4.2 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree or higher is 35.0%, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This reflects a trend of increasing higher education, rising 4.7 percentage points since 2016.
35.0% —
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 35.0%
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 Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.3%. Society and culture, education, and health each account for around 11% to 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,103, which is much higher than most areas. Most of the 11,411 enrolments are in government schools, which make up 69.6% of the sector.
2.03
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 60% of state electorate 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).
11,411
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
496
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,103
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan)
23 schools — 11,411 students, average ICSEA 1,103.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Eltham | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 79 | 1,094 |
| Catholic Ladies' College Ltd, Eltham | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 901 | 1,119 |
| Eltham High School, Eltham | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,326 | 1,101 |
| Eltham Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 253 | 1,117 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 620 | 1,112 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 64 | 1,086 |
| Eltham East Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 652 | 1,143 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| Eltham North Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 475 | 1,127 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Eltham North | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 393 | 1,137 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Glen Katherine Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 554 | 1,088 |
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 499 | 1,103 |
| St Helena Secondary College, Eltham North | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,414 | 1,065 |
| North-Eastern Montessori School, St Helena | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 106 | 1,143 |
| Research Primary School, Research | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 219 | 1,092 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| Eltham College, Research | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 639 | 1,139 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22501/eltham/topic/education