71.8% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Templestowe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Templestowe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Templestowe have finished high school and university than they did in 2011. This is a highly educated area where 38.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is well above the state average, with 71.8% of people finishing Year 12. This figure has risen by 6.0 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Templestowe, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 9 or below is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than most areas at 38.3%. This represents an 8.0 percentage point increase since 2011, and is far above the national figure.
38.3% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 38.3%
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 Templestowe, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, held by 25.9% of people, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are only two schools in the area, both of which are government primary schools. These schools are larger than those in most similar areas and have some of the highest advantage scores.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.76
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,779
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
890
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,153
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Templestowe
36 schools — 22,720 students, average ICSEA 1,124.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| Templestowe Park Primary School, Templestowe | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 548 | 1,108 |
| Serpell Primary School, Templestowe | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 1,231 | 1,173 |
| St Kevin's School, Templestowe Lower | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 132 | 1,096 |
| Templestowe College, Templestowe Lower | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,227 | 1,099 |
| Doncaster Gardens Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 785 | 1,147 |
| Templestowe Heights Primary School, Templestowe Lower | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 544 | 1,132 |
| East Doncaster Secondary College, Doncaster East | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,211 | 1,124 |
| Milgate Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 742 | 1,144 |
| Our Lady of the Pines School, Donvale | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 404 | 1,108 |
| Doncaster Secondary College, Doncaster | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,157 | 1,067 |
| Warrandyte High School, Warrandyte | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 278 | 1,049 |
| Templestowe Valley Primary School, Lower Templestowe | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 309 | 1,092 |
| Eltham Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 253 | 1,117 |
| Eltham High School, Eltham | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,326 | 1,101 |
| St Gregory the Great School, Doncaster | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 271 | 1,138 |
| Doncaster Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 543 | 1,125 |
| Donburn Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 550 | 1,133 |
| Ss Peter & Paul's School, Doncaster East | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 60 | 1,088 |
| Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 620 | 1,112 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Donvale Christian College, Donvale | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,623 | 1,158 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Eltham | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 79 | 1,094 |
| Beverley Hills Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 811 | 1,153 |
| Bulleen Heights School, Bulleen | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 273 | 1,071 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| Catholic Ladies' College Ltd, Eltham | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 901 | 1,119 |
| Eltham East Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 652 | 1,143 |
| Birralee Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 576 | 1,163 |
| St Clement of Rome School, Bulleen | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 456 | 1,109 |
| Andersons Creek Primary School, Warrandyte | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 178 | 1,096 |
| Donvale Primary School, Donvale | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 289 | 1,120 |
| Kerrimuir Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 572 | 1,137 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 144 | 1,055 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Templestowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021159/templestowe/topic/education