67.3% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Montmorency - Briar Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Montmorency - Briar Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High school completion and university degrees have both risen by 9.6 percentage points since 2011 in Montmorency - Briar Hill. This area now sees far more adults with a bachelor degree or higher than the national figure, reflecting a strongly educated local population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure at 67.3%, which is 8.4 percentage points higher than the Australian average. This figure has risen significantly since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Montmorency - Briar Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 35.3% of adults, a rate well above both Victoria and Australia. This high level of qualification is led by bachelor degrees at 33.0%.
35.3% ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 35.3%
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 Montmorency - Briar Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 19.4%, followed by society and culture at 13.0% and education at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 7 schools with a total of 2,864 enrolments, which is more than about 78% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,100, which is much higher than most areas.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.21
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 86% 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).
2,864
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
409
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,100
Higher than 83% 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 Montmorency - Briar Hill
46 schools — 24,584 students, average ICSEA 1,103.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 13 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 9 · Combined 3
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 620 | 1,112 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 144 | 1,055 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| Eltham High School, Eltham | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,326 | 1,101 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 64 | 1,086 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| Eltham Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 253 | 1,117 |
| Catholic Ladies' College Ltd, Eltham | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 901 | 1,119 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Eltham | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 79 | 1,094 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Eltham North | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 393 | 1,137 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 463 | 1,127 |
| Eltham East Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 652 | 1,143 |
| Templestowe Valley Primary School, Lower Templestowe | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 309 | 1,092 |
| St Kevin's School, Templestowe Lower | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 132 | 1,096 |
| Templestowe Park Primary School, Templestowe | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 548 | 1,108 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 557 | 1,133 |
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 499 | 1,103 |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 618 | 1,161 |
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 545 | 1,073 |
| Eltham North Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 475 | 1,127 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Templestowe Heights Primary School, Templestowe Lower | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 544 | 1,132 |
| Templestowe College, Templestowe Lower | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,227 | 1,099 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| Bulleen Heights School, Bulleen | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 273 | 1,071 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| Glen Katherine Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 554 | 1,088 |
| St Helena Secondary College, Eltham North | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,414 | 1,065 |
| St Clement of Rome School, Bulleen | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 456 | 1,109 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| North-Eastern Montessori School, St Helena | Independent | Primary | 5.1 km | 106 | 1,143 |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 498 | 1,141 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg | Catholic | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,175 | 1,111 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 345 | 1,129 |
| St Gregory the Great School, Doncaster | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 271 | 1,138 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Montmorency - Briar Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011202/montmorency-briar-hill/topic/education