41.0% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Montefiores · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Montefiores
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 41% of residents in Montefiores finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of formal secondary schooling is a key feature of the area's education profile, where many adults hold trade certificates instead of university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and Australian averages, with 41% of people finishing school. About 32.8% of residents left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Montefiores, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common here, with 40.9% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. However, those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure.
12.8% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Montefiores, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.4% and education at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6.99 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most similar areas, and four schools are located within 3km. The average school advantage score of 841 is among the lowest at this level.
6.99
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
241
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
841
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Montefiores
4 schools — 963 students, average ICSEA 841.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Wellington Christian School, Wellington | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 78 | 859 |
| Wellington High School, Wellington | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 284 | 792 |
| St Mary's Catholic School Wellington, Wellington | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 196 | 956 |
| Wellington Public School, Wellington | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 405 | 816 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Montefiores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12696/montefiores/topic/education