68.3% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lower Plenty · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lower Plenty
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of adults in Lower Plenty hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly educated area. This academic strength is seen across the board, with a very high proportion of residents finishing high school compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is a standout feature here, with 68.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the 61.8% seen in Victoria and 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lower Plenty, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, with 34.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is well above the national average of 26.3%.
34.8% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 34.8%
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 Lower Plenty, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.8%, followed by engineering at 12.1% and society and culture at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have some of the highest advantage scores in the region. While there are 36 schools within 3km, there are only 1.5 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.50
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 89% 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).
535
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,110
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lower Plenty
36 schools — 19,253 students, average ICSEA 1,110.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 11
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 8 · Combined 2
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 620 | 1,112 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 144 | 1,055 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| St Kevin's School, Templestowe Lower | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 132 | 1,096 |
| Templestowe Valley Primary School, Lower Templestowe | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 309 | 1,092 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Eltham High School, Eltham | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,326 | 1,101 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Templestowe Park Primary School, Templestowe | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 548 | 1,108 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Eltham Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 253 | 1,117 |
| Templestowe Heights Primary School, Templestowe Lower | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 544 | 1,132 |
| Templestowe College, Templestowe Lower | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,227 | 1,099 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| Bulleen Heights School, Bulleen | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 273 | 1,071 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 64 | 1,086 |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 618 | 1,161 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 463 | 1,127 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Eltham | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 79 | 1,094 |
| Catholic Ladies' College Ltd, Eltham | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 901 | 1,119 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 557 | 1,133 |
| St Clement of Rome School, Bulleen | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 456 | 1,109 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 545 | 1,073 |
| Eltham East Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 652 | 1,143 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| St Gregory the Great School, Doncaster | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 271 | 1,138 |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 498 | 1,141 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,175 | 1,111 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 345 | 1,129 |
| Marcellin College, Bulleen | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,131 | 1,115 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lower Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21547/lower-plenty/topic/education