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Education & Qualifications in Monash

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

Only 43.3% of people in Monash finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in secondary schooling is reflected in the area's higher-level qualifications, which are also much lower than typical for other regions.

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📍 Monash, Federal Electorate

Where Monash sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.1% —

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Monash — lower than 72% of areas.

Monash16.1%
Rest of Vic. 18.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion in Monash fell 4.9 points since 2011 to 43.3%, leaving it far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. Around 13.2% of the population left school in Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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43.3% ▼ -10.3%

Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Monash, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (18%).

Year 12 43.3% Year 10 19.3% Year 11 16.2% Year 9 or below 13.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.1% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion fell 2.8 points since 2016, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 36.2%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.1% —

Lower than 72% of federal electorate 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 Monash, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 36.2% Bachelor degree 18.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.7% Postgraduate degree 4.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.1% Certificate I / II 2.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification in the area are Engineering and related subjects at 15.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.7% and Society and culture at 11.8%.

Schools

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

Monash has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 84 schools within 3 km. However, the typical school is much smaller than in other areas, averaging 294 students.

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84

Higher than 83% of federal 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,007

Lower than 63% of federal electorate areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Monash

84 schools — 24,690 students, average ICSEA 1,007.

By sector: Government 64 · Catholic 12 · Independent 8

By type: Primary 62 · Secondary 15 · Combined 7
Korumburra Primary School, Korumburra Government Primary 10.3 km 343 973
St Joseph's School, Korumburra Catholic Primary 10.5 km 101 1,002
Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College, Leongatha Catholic Secondary 12.0 km 544 1,032
Korumburra Secondary College, Korumburra Government Secondary 12.3 km 437 976
Poowong Consolidated School, Poowong Government Primary 12.5 km 101 985
St Laurence O'Toole School, Leongatha Catholic Primary 12.8 km 180 1,041
South Gippsland Specialist School, Leongatha Government Combined 12.8 km 67 952
Leongatha Primary School, Leongatha Government Primary 12.9 km 582 1,008
Leongatha Secondary College, Leongatha Government Secondary 13.0 km 607 991
Ellinbank Primary School, Ellinbank Government Primary 14.6 km 26 985
Loch Primary School, Loch Government Primary 17.9 km 129 995
Bona Vista Primary School, Bona Vista Government Primary 18.3 km 17 916
Lardner and District Primary School, Lardner Government Primary 18.5 km 71 1,007
Koonwarra Village School, Koonwarra Independent Primary 20.1 km 64 1,092
Nyora Primary School, Nyora Government Primary 20.7 km 29 984
Mirboo North Secondary College, Mirboo North Government Secondary 21.2 km 322 992
ECG Secondary College, Warragul Independent Secondary 21.3 km 306 957
Mirboo North Primary School, Mirboo North Government Primary 21.4 km 278 989
Darnum Primary School, Darnum Government Primary 21.7 km 175 1,006
Yarragon Primary School, Yarragon Government Primary 22.3 km 202 994
Ripplebrook Primary School, Ripplebrook Government Primary 22.6 km 43 943
Warragul Regional College, Warragul Government Secondary 22.8 km 662 975
Warragul & District Specialist School, Warragul Government Combined 22.8 km 128 963
Drouin South Primary School, Drouin South Government Primary 23.3 km 202 982
Nilma Primary School, Nilma Government Primary 23.4 km 75 979
Marist-Sion College, Warragul Catholic Secondary 23.4 km 1,063 1,025
St Joseph's School, Warragul Catholic Primary 23.5 km 335 1,051
Kongwak Primary School, Kongwak Government Primary 23.5 km 32 1,009
Warragul Primary School, Warragul Government Primary 23.8 km 261 986
Warragul North Primary School, Warragul Government Primary 24.8 km 480 1,019
Meeniyan Primary School, Meeniyan Government Primary 25.1 km 145 1,009
Thorpdale Primary School, Thorpdale Government Primary 25.3 km 45 961
Chairo Christian School, Drouin Independent Combined 25.4 km 1,691 1,055
Drouin Secondary College, Drouin Government Secondary 25.5 km 1,113 975
St Angela of the Cross Primary School, Warragul Catholic Primary 25.8 km 282 1,035
St Ita's School, Drouin Catholic Primary 26.7 km 458 1,011
Drouin Primary School, Drouin Government Primary 26.8 km 504 972
Trafalgar High School, Trafalgar Government Secondary 27.8 km 682 999
Trafalgar Primary School, Trafalgar Government Primary 27.9 km 359 986
St Joseph's School, Trafalgar Catholic Primary 27.9 km 103 1,007
Buln Buln Primary School, Buln Buln Government Primary 30.2 km 143 1,000
Narracan Primary School, Narracan Government Primary 30.7 km 20 965
St Paul's Anglican Grammar School - Drouin Campus, Drouin Independent Combined 30.8 km 1,765 1,092
Longwarry Primary School, Longwarry Government Primary 30.9 km 135 945
Drouin West Primary School, Drouin West Government Primary 31.6 km 239 999
Inverloch Primary School, Inverloch Government Primary 33.0 km 461 1,061
Village High School, Ryanston Independent Secondary 35.2 km 71 1,028
Moe Primary School, Moe Government Primary 35.7 km 78 793
Baringa School, Moe Government Combined 36.3 km 166 901
St Kieran's School, Moe Catholic Primary 36.8 km 250 1,000
St Joseph's School, Wonthaggi Catholic Primary 37.0 km 315 1,031
Wonthaggi North Primary School, Wonthaggi Government Primary 37.0 km 151 942
Moe (South Street) Primary School, Moe Government Primary 37.0 km 241 890
Bass Valley Primary School, Corinella Government Primary 37.2 km 198 974
Tarwin Lower Primary School, Tarwin Lower Government Primary 37.2 km 34 990
Moe (Albert Street) Primary School, Moe Government Primary 37.9 km 111 918
Labertouche Primary School, Labertouche Government Primary 38.0 km 80 989
Powlett River Primary School, Dalyston Government Primary 38.0 km 47 970
Bass Coast Specialist School, Wonthaggi Government Combined 38.0 km 74 922
Jindivick Primary School, Jindivick Government Primary 38.0 km 49 1,031
Bass Coast College, Wonthaggi Government Secondary 38.0 km 1,687 988
Wonthaggi Primary School, Wonthaggi Government Primary 38.4 km 371 996
Newborough Primary School, Newborough Government Primary 39.1 km 94 928
Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Newborough Catholic Primary 39.3 km 266 1,006
Fish Creek and District Primary School, Fish Creek Government Primary 39.3 km 114 1,024
Lowanna College, Newborough Government Secondary 39.3 km 1,073 954
Neerim District Secondary College, Neerim South Government Secondary 39.4 km 223 948
Neerim South Primary School, Neerim South Government Primary 39.6 km 148 994
Newborough East Primary School, Newborough Government Primary 39.8 km 299 955
Foster Secondary College, Foster Government Secondary 40.2 km 260 1,006
Willow Grove Primary School, Willow Grove Government Primary 40.6 km 66 1,002
Foster Primary School, Foster Government Primary 40.9 km 135 985
Tanjil South Primary School, Tanjil South Government Primary 41.0 km 10 903
Corner Inlet College, Foster Independent Secondary 45.3 km 16 973
Toora Primary School, Toora Government Primary 49.1 km 105 941
Neerim District Rural Primary School, Nayook Government Primary 50.0 km 15 1,079
San Remo Primary School, San Remo Government Primary 50.0 km 148 1,037
Newhaven Primary School, Newhaven Government Primary 50.6 km 154 1,041
Welshpool and District Primary School, Welshpool Government Primary 56.1 km 32 974
Newhaven College, Rhyll Independent Combined 57.6 km 916 1,083
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Cowes Catholic Primary 58.2 km 110 995
Cowes Primary School, Cowes Government Primary 58.9 km 523 1,019
Rawson Primary School, Rawson Government Primary 62.6 km 8 926
Phillip Island Village School, Ventnor Independent Primary 63.4 km 45 1,071

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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED235/monash/topic/education