55.5% ▲ +25.4%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Montrose · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Montrose
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of residents in Montrose have sought higher learning, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher rising to 21.4%. While the area is better educated than it was a decade ago, it still sits well below the state and national figures for university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 55.5%, though this is still well below the Victorian average. About 15.9% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Montrose, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 6.3 points since 2011, though at 21.4% it remains well below the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.1% of people.
21.4% ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 Montrose, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study for those with qualifications include management and commerce at 15%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The three local schools are larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas, with 1,697 total enrolments. Two-thirds of these schools are government-run primary institutions.
3
Lower than 57% 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.
24
Higher than 59% 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).
1,697
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
566
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,053
Higher than 66% 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 Montrose
24 schools — 10,529 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Montrose Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 566 | 1,050 |
| Billanook Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 438 | 1,048 |
| Mount Evelyn Christian School, Mount Evelyn | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 693 | 1,059 |
| Gladesville Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 76 | 968 |
| St Richard's Primary School, Kilsyth | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 166 | 1,058 |
| Mount Dandenong Primary School, Mount Dandenong | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 152 | 1,078 |
| Pembroke Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 91 | 923 |
| Billanook College, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 889 | 1,104 |
| Edinburgh College, Lilydale | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 590 | 1,083 |
| Mooroolbark East Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 569 | 1,013 |
| Kilsyth Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 114 | 948 |
| Ghilgai School, Kilsyth | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 94 | 1,061 |
| St Peter Julian Eymard, Mooroolbark | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 583 | 1,036 |
| Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 530 | 972 |
| Birmingham Primary School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 666 | 1,040 |
| Mount Evelyn Primary School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 397 | 1,031 |
| St Mary's School, Mount Evelyn | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 324 | 1,018 |
| Ruskin Park Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 488 | 1,034 |
| Bimbadeen Heights Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 541 | 1,039 |
| Bayswater North Primary School, Bayswater North | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 211 | 1,015 |
| Yarra Ranges Special Developmental School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 89 | 993 |
| Lilydale High School, Lilydale | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,424 | 1,013 |
| The Basin Primary School, The Basin | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 583 | 1,042 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, The Basin | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 255 | 1,069 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Montrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051280/montrose/topic/education