70.2% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Templestowe Lower · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Templestowe Lower
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly qualified adults define the daily life of Templestowe Lower, where 36.9% hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, marking it as one of the most educated areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are well above the state average, with 70.2% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Templestowe Lower, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 9 or below is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common here, as 36.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Victorian average of 29.2%.
36.9% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 36.9%
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 Lower, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the most advantaged in the country and are much larger than most. While there are 31 schools within 3 km, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.69
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
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).
638
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,122
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 Lower
31 schools — 19,789 students, average ICSEA 1,122.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 8 · Combined 1
| Templestowe Valley Primary School, Lower Templestowe | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 309 | 1,092 |
| Templestowe Heights Primary School, Templestowe Lower | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 544 | 1,132 |
| Templestowe College, Templestowe Lower | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,227 | 1,099 |
| St Kevin's School, Templestowe Lower | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 132 | 1,096 |
| Bulleen Heights School, Bulleen | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 273 | 1,071 |
| St Clement of Rome School, Bulleen | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 456 | 1,109 |
| St Gregory the Great School, Doncaster | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 271 | 1,138 |
| Templestowe Park Primary School, Templestowe | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 548 | 1,108 |
| Marcellin College, Bulleen | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,131 | 1,115 |
| Doncaster Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 543 | 1,125 |
| Doncaster Secondary College, Doncaster | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,157 | 1,067 |
| Birralee Primary School, Doncaster | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 576 | 1,163 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| Boroondara Park Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 278 | 1,138 |
| Belle Vue Primary School, Balwyn North | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 126 | 1,122 |
| Doncaster Gardens Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 785 | 1,147 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| Serpell Primary School, Templestowe | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 1,231 | 1,173 |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 618 | 1,161 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,175 | 1,111 |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 498 | 1,141 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 345 | 1,129 |
| Box Hill North Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 232 | 1,084 |
| Koonung Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,232 | 1,108 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 463 | 1,127 |
| East Doncaster Secondary College, Doncaster East | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 2,211 | 1,124 |
| Ss Peter & Paul's School, Doncaster East | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 60 | 1,088 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 557 | 1,133 |
| Berengarra School, Box Hill North | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 61 | 1,084 |
| Kerrimuir Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 572 | 1,137 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Templestowe Lower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22484/templestowe-lower/topic/education