65.9% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Monash · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Monash
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas mark Monash as a well-educated community. While it sits below the territory average, 28.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has risen steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 5.0 points since 2011 to reach 65.9%. This is well above the national figure but far below the territory average of 77.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Monash, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are common here, with 28.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the national figure, and a total of 29.1% of residents hold a bachelor degree specifically.
28.7% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 28.7%
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 Monash, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by society and culture at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school in the area, which is a government primary school. While it has a higher advantage score than most areas, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other similar places.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.01
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 53% 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).
414
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
414
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,063
Higher than 70% 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 Monash
21 schools — 10,685 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Lake Tuggeranong College, Greenway | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 620 | 1,023 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Wanniassa School, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 538 | 991 |
| St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Wanniassa | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 421 | 1,067 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 340 | 1,061 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 142 | 952 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 571 | 989 |
| Namadgi School, Kambah | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 578 | 978 |
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 371 | 972 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 113 | 981 |
Sources
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Cite this page
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/sa2/801071084/monash/topic/education