75.4% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 75.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thornbury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Thornbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Thornbury hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as a highly educated area. This strong academic profile is reflected in the high rate of school completions, with 75.4% of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far more people in Thornbury finished Year 12 compared to the national figure, with 75.4% completing their secondary schooling. This is 17 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thornbury, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 9 or below is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of higher education is far above the state average, as 46.9% of adults hold at least a bachelor degree. This is 18 percentage points higher than the figure for Victoria.
46.9% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 46.9%
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 Thornbury, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in society and culture (18%), followed by management and commerce (16.1%) and creative arts (13%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 65 schools within 3 km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas. These schools are typically larger than those in similar places.
2.50
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
65
Higher than 94% 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).
566
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,112
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Thornbury
65 schools — 35,650 students, average ICSEA 1,112.
By sector: Government 40 · Catholic 17 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 42 · Secondary 13 · Combined 10
| St Mary's School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 113 | 1,089 |
| Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 616 | 1,140 |
| Thornbury Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 308 | 1,093 |
| Penders Grove Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 160 | 1,021 |
| Holy Spirit School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 129 | 1,107 |
| Preston South Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 397 | 1,127 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| St John's College Preston, Preston | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 345 | 1,066 |
| Sacred Heart School, Preston | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 117 | 1,090 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| Bell Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 440 | 1,165 |
| Thornbury High School, Thornbury | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,123 | 1,067 |
| Virtual School Victoria, Thornbury | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 6,248 | 1,073 |
| Preston High School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,275 | 1,104 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Westgarth Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 550 | 1,204 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| Preston West Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 670 | 1,135 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 556 | 1,170 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| St Bernadette's School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 191 | 1,149 |
| Yarra Me School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | — | — |
| Northern College of the Arts and Technology, Preston | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 367 | 1,060 |
| St Anthony's School, Alphington | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 92 | 1,141 |
| St Raphael's School, Preston West | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 287 | 1,096 |
| Waratah Special Developmental School, Bellfield | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 73 | 965 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| St Bernard's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 152 | 1,121 |
| Preston Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 646 | 1,113 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 261 | 1,170 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 67 | 1,028 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Mary Immaculate School, Ivanhoe | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 102 | 1,147 |
| Holy Name School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 205 | 1,078 |
| Fitzroy High School, Fitzroy North | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 431 | 1,086 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 363 | 1,150 |
| Ivanhoe Primary School, Ivanhoe | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 557 | 1,157 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| Coburg High School, Coburg | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,265 | 1,099 |
| Preston North East Primary School, East Preston | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 201 | 955 |
| Newlands Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 437 | 1,146 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 72 | 989 |
| Alphington Primary School, Alphington | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 365 | 1,173 |
| Alphington Grammar School, Alphington | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 679 | 1,150 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| East Preston Islamic College, Preston | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 733 | 976 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 2,500 | 1,169 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 346 | 1,113 |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, Ivanhoe | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 850 | 1,181 |
| St Pius X School, Heidelberg West | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 46 | 1,056 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 200 | 1,097 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Mercy College, Coburg | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 403 | 1,029 |
| Austin Hospital School, Heidelberg | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | — | — |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| Ivanhoe East Primary School, Ivanhoe East | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 480 | 1,155 |
| Coburg West Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 370 | 1,147 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 509 | 1,128 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thornbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22508/thornbury/topic/education