55.4% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Montrose · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Montrose
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 34% of qualified adults in Montrose hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While the local community's education levels are higher than most similar areas, they remain well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents, 55.4%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Montrose, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas, but remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
21.2% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 Montrose, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and Management, both at 14.9%, followed by Society and Culture at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Montrose has 27 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for this level. These schools are generally larger than those in most areas and have a much higher average advantage score.
2.22
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
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).
413
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Montrose
27 schools — 11,160 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 20 · Combined 5 · Secondary 2
| Montrose Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 566 | 1,050 |
| Billanook Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 438 | 1,048 |
| Mount Dandenong Primary School, Mount Dandenong | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 152 | 1,078 |
| Gladesville Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 76 | 968 |
| Mount Evelyn Christian School, Mount Evelyn | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 693 | 1,059 |
| St Richard's Primary School, Kilsyth | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 166 | 1,058 |
| Ghilgai School, Kilsyth | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 94 | 1,061 |
| Pembroke Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 91 | 923 |
| Billanook College, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 889 | 1,104 |
| Kilsyth Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 114 | 948 |
| Mooroolbark East Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 569 | 1,013 |
| Edinburgh College, Lilydale | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 590 | 1,083 |
| Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 530 | 972 |
| St Peter Julian Eymard, Mooroolbark | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 583 | 1,036 |
| Birmingham Primary School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 666 | 1,040 |
| Mount Evelyn Primary School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 397 | 1,031 |
| Bayswater North Primary School, Bayswater North | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 211 | 1,015 |
| Sassafras Primary School, Sassafras | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 29 | 1,055 |
| Ruskin Park Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 488 | 1,034 |
| St Mary's School, Mount Evelyn | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 324 | 1,018 |
| The Basin Primary School, The Basin | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 583 | 1,042 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, The Basin | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 255 | 1,069 |
| Bimbadeen Heights Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 541 | 1,039 |
| Boronia Heights Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 507 | 1,051 |
| Yarra Ranges Special Developmental School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Combined | 5.7 km | 89 | 993 |
| Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras | Government | Combined | 5.7 km | 95 | 982 |
| Lilydale High School, Lilydale | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 1,424 | 1,013 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Montrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21736/montrose/topic/education