81.4% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.1%
- 2016: 79.7%
- 2021: 81.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Travancore · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Travancore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement define daily life in Travancore, where over half of all adults hold a university degree. This makes it one of the most highly educated areas in the region, with 81.4% of residents having finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far above the national figure, with 81.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is 23 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Travancore, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 11 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is very common here, held by 54.4% of adults. This is far above the Victoria figure of 29.2%, with nearly a quarter of the population holding a postgraduate degree.
54.4% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 54.4%
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 Travancore, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.1%, followed by society and culture at 14.1% and health at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Travancore has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children and is near 38 different schools. These schools are generally larger than those in most other areas and have some of the highest advantage scores.
11.49
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 90% 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).
485
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,104
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Travancore
38 schools — 17,466 students, average ICSEA 1,104.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 10 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 13 · Combined 2
| Travancore School, Travancore | Government | Secondary | 0.1 km | — | — |
| Flemington Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 328 | 1,140 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 827 | 1,069 |
| St Brendan's School, Flemington | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 82 | 993 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 109 | 903 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | — | — |
| Kensington Community High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 95 | 1,008 |
| Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 265 | 1,140 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 427 | 1,153 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 242 | 1,149 |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 290 | 1,145 |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| St Mary's School, Ascot Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 374 | 1,144 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| North Melbourne Primary School, North Melbourne | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 910 | 1,136 |
| University High School, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,983 | 1,117 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College, Princes Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 862 | 1,152 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 512 | 1,129 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| Princes Hill Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 327 | 1,147 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,524 | 935 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 859 | 1,161 |
| Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 359 | 1,053 |
| River Nile School, North Melbourne | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 121 | 820 |
| St Columba's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,047 | 1,107 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Carlton Primary School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 114 | 957 |
| Essendon Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 387 | 1,137 |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 297 | 1,148 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Travancore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22572/travancore/topic/education