71.8% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Templestowe · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Templestowe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees set Templestowe apart from most similar areas. Nearly 4 in 10 adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This strong academic profile is mirrored in the local school system, where students enjoy a very high average advantage score.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are well above the state average, with 71.8% of residents completing Year 12. This figure is far above the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Templestowe, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 9 or below is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 38.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well above the Victorian average. Of those with a degree, 15.4% have also completed postgraduate study.
38.3% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 38.3%
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 Templestowe, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 25.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9%. Health and society and culture both account for 10.5% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Templestowe has some of the largest average school sizes and the highest advantage scores among similar areas. While there are 36 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
0.76
Lower than 97% 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).
631
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,124
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Templestowe
36 schools — 22,720 students, average ICSEA 1,124.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| Templestowe Park Primary School, Templestowe | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 548 | 1,108 |
| Serpell Primary School, Templestowe | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 1,231 | 1,173 |
| St Kevin's School, Templestowe Lower | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 132 | 1,096 |
| Templestowe College, Templestowe Lower | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,227 | 1,099 |
| Doncaster Gardens Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 785 | 1,147 |
| Templestowe Heights Primary School, Templestowe Lower | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 544 | 1,132 |
| East Doncaster Secondary College, Doncaster East | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,211 | 1,124 |
| Milgate Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 742 | 1,144 |
| Our Lady of the Pines School, Donvale | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 404 | 1,108 |
| Doncaster Secondary College, Doncaster | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,157 | 1,067 |
| Warrandyte High School, Warrandyte | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 278 | 1,049 |
| Templestowe Valley Primary School, Lower Templestowe | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 309 | 1,092 |
| Eltham Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 253 | 1,117 |
| Eltham High School, Eltham | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,326 | 1,101 |
| St Gregory the Great School, Doncaster | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 271 | 1,138 |
| Doncaster Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 543 | 1,125 |
| Donburn Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 550 | 1,133 |
| Ss Peter & Paul's School, Doncaster East | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 60 | 1,088 |
| Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 620 | 1,112 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Donvale Christian College, Donvale | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,623 | 1,158 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Eltham | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 79 | 1,094 |
| Beverley Hills Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 811 | 1,153 |
| Bulleen Heights School, Bulleen | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 273 | 1,071 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| Catholic Ladies' College Ltd, Eltham | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 901 | 1,119 |
| Eltham East Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 652 | 1,143 |
| Birralee Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 576 | 1,163 |
| St Clement of Rome School, Bulleen | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 456 | 1,109 |
| Andersons Creek Primary School, Warrandyte | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 178 | 1,096 |
| Donvale Primary School, Donvale | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 289 | 1,120 |
| Kerrimuir Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 572 | 1,137 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 144 | 1,055 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Templestowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22483/templestowe/topic/education