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Education & Qualifications in Monash

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

Far more people in Monash hold high-level qualifications than the state or national average. This is a highly educated area where 41.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. The community's academic achievement has climbed steadily over the last decade, with school completion and university degrees both seeing a significant rise.

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📍 Monash, Council (LGA)

Where Monash sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

41.2% ▲ +37.2%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Monash — higher than 93% of areas.

Monash41.2%
Greater Melbourne 32.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 74.2% of residents finishing school. This represents a rise of 9.2 percentage points since 2011, placing Monash among the highest areas in the country for this achievement.

Completed Year 12

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74.2% ▲ +14.1%

Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Monash, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 9 or below is next at 9%.

Year 12 74.2% Year 9 or below 8.1% Year 10 6.3% Year 11 6.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 41.2%, which is far above the Victorian average of 29.2%. This figure has grown by 11 points since 2011, with bachelor degrees (37.1%) and postgraduate degrees (19.5%) being the most common high-level qualifications.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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41.2% ▲ +37.2%

Higher than 93% of council (lga) 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 Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).

Bachelor degree 37.1% Postgraduate degree 19.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.0% Certificate III / IV 11.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.3% Certificate I / II 0.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in management and commerce are the most common, held by 24.6% of residents. Engineering and related fields follow at 13.9%, while society and culture account for 9.8%.

Schools

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

Monash has 55 schools with 34,083 total enrolments, among the largest counts for its type. While school sizes and advantage scores are among the highest, there are only 1.86 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.

Average school ICSEA

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1,112

Higher than 93% of council (lga) 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

55 schools — 34,083 students, average ICSEA 1,112.

By sector: Government 38 · Catholic 13 · Independent 4

By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 14 · Combined 6
Glen Waverley Secondary College, Glen Waverley Government Secondary — 2,417 1,124
Mount Waverley Secondary College, Mount Waverley Government Secondary — 1,862 1,127
Wellington Secondary College, Mulgrave Government Secondary — 1,643 1,006
Brentwood Secondary College, Glen Waverley Government Secondary — 1,565 1,097
Mazenod College, Mulgrave Catholic Secondary — 1,469 1,089
Highvale Secondary College, Glen Waverley Government Secondary — 1,220 1,114
Oakleigh South Primary School, Oakleigh South Government Primary — 1,038 1,163
Avila College, Mount Waverley Catholic Secondary — 1,011 1,113
Ashwood High School, Ashwood Government Secondary — 989 1,093
Salesian College Chadstone, Chadstone Catholic Secondary — 982 1,093
Glen Waverley Primary School, Glen Waverley Government Primary — 970 1,141
South Oakleigh College, Oakleigh South Government Secondary — 950 1,052
Pinewood Primary School, Mount Waverley Government Primary — 947 1,161
Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hughesdale Catholic Secondary — 932 1,102
Mount View Primary School, Glen Waverley Government Primary — 920 1,146
Glendal Primary School, Glen Waverley Government Primary — 886 1,157
Huntingtower School, Mount Waverley Independent Combined — 785 1,201
Mount Waverley Primary School, Mount Waverley Government Primary — 751 1,165
Oakleigh Grammar, Oakleigh Independent Combined — 724 1,078
Wheelers Hill Secondary College, Wheelers Hill Government Secondary — 711 1,037
Wheelers Hill Primary School, Wheelers Hill Government Primary — 699 1,151
John Monash Science School, Clayton Government Secondary — 656 1,127
Essex Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley Government Primary — 617 1,150
Hughesdale Primary School, Hughesdale Government Primary — 572 1,144
Brandon Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill Government Primary — 561 1,127
Mount Waverley North Primary School, Mount Waverley Government Primary — 541 1,142
Jells Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill Government Primary — 536 1,128
Good Shepherd School, Wheelers Hill Catholic Primary — 474 1,151
Oakleigh Primary School, Oakleigh Government Primary — 451 1,120
Mount Waverley Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley Government Primary — 443 1,119
Camelot Rise Primary School, Glen Waverley Government Primary — 426 1,150
Mulgrave Primary School, Mulgrave Government Primary — 426 1,079
St John Vianney's School, Mulgrave Catholic Primary — 417 1,049
Huntingdale Primary School, Oakleigh South Government Primary — 414 1,120
Highvale Primary School, Glen Waverley Government Primary — 368 1,148
Amsleigh Park Primary School, Oakleigh East Government Primary — 345 1,093
Syndal South Primary School, Mount Waverley Government Primary — 334 1,152
St Justin's School, Wheelers Hill Catholic Primary — 325 1,093
Glen Waverley South Primary School, Glen Waverley Government Primary — 300 1,077
St Leonard's School, Glen Waverley Catholic Primary — 268 1,142
Holy Family School, Mount Waverley Catholic Primary — 259 1,124
Clayton North Primary School, Clayton Government Primary — 221 1,064
Albany Rise Primary School, Mulgrave Government Primary — 207 1,017
Monash Special Developmental School, Wheelers Hill Government Combined — 202 1,067
Sacred Heart School, Oakleigh Catholic Primary — 195 1,140
Parkhill Primary School, Ashwood Government Primary — 188 1,098
Glenallen School, Glen Waverley Government Combined — 171 1,041
St Christopher's School, Glen Waverley Catholic Primary — 148 1,141
Christ Our Holy Redeemer School, Oakleigh East Catholic Primary — 135 1,065
St Peter's School, Clayton Catholic Primary — 133 1,082
Ashwood School, Ashwood Government Combined — 127 1,058
Waverley Meadows Primary School, Wheelers Hill Government Primary — 94 1,071
Frank Dando Sports Academy, Ashwood Independent Secondary — 36 1,023
Cheshire School, Glen Waverley Independent Primary — 22 1,052
Monash Children's Hospital School, Clayton Government Combined — — —

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/lga/LGA24970/monash/topic/education