40.1% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Monash · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Monash
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About half of all qualifications in Monash are Certificate III or IV levels. This reflects a trend where fewer people have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 40.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national rates, with only 40.1% of people finishing their final year. Roughly 24% of residents left school after Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Monash, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.0% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Monash, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 20.5%, followed by Society and Culture at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Monash has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, including eight schools within 3km. However, the average school size is smaller than most areas and the average school advantage score is much lower.
5.65
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
186
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Monash
8 schools — 1,490 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Monash Primary and Preschool, Monash | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 101 | 961 |
| Rivergum Christian College, Glossop | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 141 | 1,006 |
| Glossop Community School, Glossop | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 41 | 845 |
| Berri Primary School, Berri | Government | Primary | 8.9 km | 250 | 923 |
| Berri Regional Secondary College, Berri | Government | Secondary | 9.3 km | 662 | 935 |
| Riverland Special School, Berri | Government | Combined | 9.3 km | 66 | 920 |
| Our Lady of the River School, Berri | Catholic | Primary | 9.4 km | 97 | 950 |
| Barmera Primary School, Barmera | Government | Primary | 10.1 km | 132 | 925 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40904/monash/topic/education