33.1% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Monto - Eidsvold · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Monto - Eidsvold
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished school and earned degrees in Monto - Eidsvold since 2011, though levels remain low. Only 33.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend toward higher education is slow but steady, with a small rise in both school completion and university degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas at 33.1%, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. This is a slight improvement from 2011, when it was 27.7%. Roughly 32.1% of people here finished Year 10 as their highest level.
Highest year of school
View on map →Monto - Eidsvold splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. While this rose 2.0 percentage points since 2011, most people with qualifications hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 36.2% of the total.
8.7% ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Monto - Eidsvold, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in Engineering and related fields at 15%, followed by Health at 10.3% and Management and Commerce at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
With 7 schools serving 499 students, the area has one of the highest number of schools per 1,000 children. However, these schools are very small, with a typical size of 71 students and an average school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
11.73
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Lower 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).
499
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
71
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
919
Lower than 88% 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 Monto - Eidsvold
7 schools — 499 students, average ICSEA 919.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Abercorn State School, Abercorn | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 27 | 1,005 |
| Mulgildie State School, Mulgildie | Government | Primary | 11.4 km | 20 | 946 |
| Monto State High School, Monto | Government | Secondary | 21.8 km | 149 | 957 |
| Monto State School, Monto | Government | Primary | 22.1 km | 111 | 937 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Monto | Catholic | Primary | 22.2 km | 36 | 1,000 |
| Eidsvold State School, Eidsvold | Government | Combined | 34.4 km | 104 | 792 |
| Mount Perry State School, Mount Perry | Government | Primary | 51.3 km | 52 | 910 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Monto - Eidsvold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319021508/monto-eidsvold/topic/education