53.3% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Montgomery · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Montgomery
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 43% of qualified adults in Montgomery hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This is a community where few people hold university degrees, and school completion rates are well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Montgomery, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below both the state and national figures. This is also lower than most similar areas.
11.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Montgomery, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Postgraduate degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees or certificates, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 23.3%, followed by Agriculture and Education both at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Two government schools serve the area, though they are much smaller and have much lower advantage scores than most similar areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
64
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Montgomery
2 schools — 127 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Sale and District Specialist School, Sale | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 101 | 937 |
| Bundalaguah Primary School, Bundalaguah | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 26 | 941 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Montgomery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21734/montgomery/topic/education