52.3% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thomastown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Thomastown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of the adults in Thomastown have completed Year 12, though this is well below the national figure. The area has a diverse range of skill levels, with a strong presence of trade certificates and a smaller group of university graduates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average of 61.8%. Roughly 24.3% of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thomastown, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 9 or below is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the country, with 17.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25.6% of residents.
17.0% ▲ +82.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Thomastown splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 17.8%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 14.1%. Other frequent areas of study include society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Thomastown has 56 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number at this level. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school size is larger than in most similar areas.
2.54
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
56
Higher than 93% 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).
434
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Thomastown
56 schools — 24,306 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 14 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 38 · Secondary 13 · Combined 5
| Thomastown Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 176 | 967 |
| Thomastown Secondary College, Thomastown | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 461 | 926 |
| Thomastown West Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 204 | 970 |
| Thomastown East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 331 | 1,062 |
| St Clare's School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 319 | 1,043 |
| St Luke's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 313 | 1,049 |
| William Ruthven Secondary College, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 478 | 977 |
| Thomastown Meadows Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 252 | 954 |
| Peter Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 101 | 968 |
| William Ruthven Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 140 | 1,002 |
| Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education - Prace College campus, Reservoir | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 75 | 946 |
| Merriang School, Lalor | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 129 | 1,006 |
| Lalor Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 228 | 984 |
| St Catherine's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 289 | 1,036 |
| Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,110 | 964 |
| Lalor East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 213 | 966 |
| Lalor Gardens Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 408 | 981 |
| Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Reservoir | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 53 | 1,032 |
| St John XXIII Primary School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 228 | 1,035 |
| Northern School For Autism, Reservoir | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 525 | 1,030 |
| Lalor North Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 330 | 998 |
| Reservoir Views Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 288 | 1,034 |
| St Joseph the Worker School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 245 | 1,049 |
| Norris Bank Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 110 | 992 |
| Reservoir Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| Lalor North Secondary College, Epping | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 355 | 960 |
| St Peter's School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 348 | 1,061 |
| St Gabriel's School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 149 | 1,060 |
| Findon Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 278 | 1,008 |
| St Monica's College - Davisson Street, Epping | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 2,185 | 1,059 |
| Y Community School, Epping | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 65 | 966 |
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| John Fawkner Secondary College, Fawkner | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 234 | 958 |
| Campbellfield Heights Primary School, Campbellfield | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 148 | 943 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Kingsbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 167 | 1,079 |
| St Matthew's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 204 | 1,009 |
| Moomba Park Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 205 | 1,018 |
| Reservoir East Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 276 | 935 |
| Kingsbury Primary School, Kingsbury | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 137 | 1,027 |
| Darul Ulum College of Victoria, Fawkner | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,766 | 1,005 |
| St Damian's School, Bundoora | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 378 | 1,080 |
| Mill Park Heights Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 563 | 1,015 |
| Reservoir High School, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 629 | 989 |
| St Francis of Assisi School, Mill Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 1,260 | 1,073 |
| Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 529 | 1,065 |
| Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 238 | 1,020 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| Mill Park Secondary College, Mill Park | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 976 | 1,023 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| St Mark's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 170 | 1,076 |
| Plenty Parklands Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 737 | 1,064 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Belle Vue Park Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 159 | 949 |
| Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, Dallas | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 410 | 893 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 541 | 1,080 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thomastown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22504/thomastown/topic/education