38.3% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Monaltrie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Monaltrie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Monaltrie have finished high school than in most other areas, with only 38.3% completing Year 12. This trend carries through to higher education, where the number of people with university degrees is far below the national figure. These figures suggest a community with a strong lean toward practical and trade-based skills over academic schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is lower than most similar areas, with 31.1% of people listing Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Monaltrie, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.3% of residents.
14.3% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 Monaltrie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with health and management and commerce both accounting for 14.8% of degrees. Engineering and architecture and building are also common, each representing 12% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Monaltrie has 11 schools within 3km, which is more than about 83% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than in most other areas.
11
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality 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).
256
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Monaltrie
11 schools — 2,819 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Wilson Park School, Lismore | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 83 | 902 |
| Wyrallah Road Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 350 | 947 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School, East Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 189 | 1,001 |
| Trinity Catholic College Lismore, East Lismore | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 816 | 1,055 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Lismore High Campus, Lismore | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 438 | 934 |
| Albert Park Public School, East Lismore | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 102 | 950 |
| Lismore Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 179 | 871 |
| Wyrallah Public School, Wyrallah | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 17 | 985 |
| Living School, Lismore | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 313 | 1,037 |
| Goonellabah Public School, Goonellabah | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 226 | 847 |
| Lismore South Public School, South Lismore | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 106 | 898 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Monaltrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12685/monaltrie/topic/education