72.9% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Strathtulloh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Strathtulloh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has climbed significantly in Strathtulloh, with a very high proportion of residents now holding advanced qualifications. This is a well-educated area where 72.9% of people finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average. These strong schooling results are reflected in the high number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 72.9% of residents doing so. This is far above the 61.8% seen in Victoria and 14 points higher than the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Strathtulloh, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is prevalent, as 32.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 26.3%.
32.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Strathtulloh, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 10 schools within 3km, there are only 0.85 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the lowest for its level. The average school size of 926 is among the highest for similar areas.
0.85
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
926
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Strathtulloh
10 schools — 9,258 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Strathtulloh Primary School, Strathtulloh | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 1,350 | 1,024 |
| St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Primary School, Weir Views | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 473 | 1,024 |
| St Anthony's School, Melton South | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 646 | 1,000 |
| Melton South Primary School, Melton South | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 972 | 962 |
| Thornhill Park Primary School, Thornhill Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 768 | 1,019 |
| Staughton College, Melton South | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,705 | 956 |
| Exford Primary School, Exford | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 326 | 1,003 |
| Al Iman College, Melton South | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,149 | 1,059 |
| Coburn Primary School, Melton South | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 601 | 932 |
| Melton Christian College, Brookfield | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,268 | 1,044 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Strathtulloh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22382/strathtulloh/topic/education