36.8% ▲ +35.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Montello · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Montello
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 22 percentage points separates Montello from the national average for Year 12 completion. Only 36.8% of residents finished high school, and just 11.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. These figures are far below both the Tasmanian and Australian averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.8% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the state figure of 47.1%. About 32.8% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Montello splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas, with a bachelor degree or higher held by only 11.7% of adults. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.6% of residents.
11.7% ▲ +53.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Montello, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 16.6%, followed by Society and culture at 14.4% and Management and commerce at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools within 3km, which is more than 83% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (81.8%), and the average school size is 380 students.
4.10
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
380
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Montello
11 schools — 4,184 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Montello Primary School, Montello | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 270 | 885 |
| Burnie Primary School, Park Grove | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 330 | 984 |
| Stella Maris Catholic School, Burnie | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 382 | 1,024 |
| Hellyer College, Shorewell Park | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 656 | 938 |
| Marist Regional College, Burnie | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 889 | 1,006 |
| North West Support School, Acton | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 132 | 938 |
| Romaine Park Primary School, Romaine | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 331 | 873 |
| Parklands High School, Romaine | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 408 | 885 |
| Burnie High School, Cooee | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 502 | 951 |
| Cooee Primary School, Cooee | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 174 | 984 |
| Havenview Primary School, Havenview | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 110 | 866 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Montello [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60415/montello/topic/education