67.9% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Montmorency · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Montmorency
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of people in Montmorency have university degrees than the national average. This educational edge is clear across the board, with 36.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Australian figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas. About 67.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Montmorency, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The community is highly qualified, with bachelor degrees being the most common top qualification at 32.9%. This helps explain why the area sits among the highest for degree holders compared to similar places.
36.4% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 36.4%
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 Montmorency, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several professional fields, led by management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by society and culture at 13.4% and education at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Montmorency has an average school advantage score among the highest at this level, with 30 schools within 3 km. Most of these are government primary schools.
2.15
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
547
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,098
Higher 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 Montmorency
30 schools — 16,404 students, average ICSEA 1,098.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 7 · Combined 1
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 620 | 1,112 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 64 | 1,086 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| Eltham High School, Eltham | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,326 | 1,101 |
| Catholic Ladies' College Ltd, Eltham | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 901 | 1,119 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 144 | 1,055 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Eltham Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 253 | 1,117 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Eltham | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 79 | 1,094 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Eltham North | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 393 | 1,137 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| Eltham East Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 652 | 1,143 |
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 499 | 1,103 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Eltham North Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 475 | 1,127 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| Glen Katherine Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 554 | 1,088 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| St Helena Secondary College, Eltham North | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,414 | 1,065 |
| North-Eastern Montessori School, St Helena | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 106 | 1,143 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Templestowe Park Primary School, Templestowe | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 548 | 1,108 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Montmorency [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21735/montmorency/topic/education