65.9% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 65.9%
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.
Nearly 29% of adults in Monash hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it an area with a high level of formal education. While these figures are much higher than in most similar areas, they remain far below the typical pattern for the ACT.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 66% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure but far below the 77% seen across the ACT.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Monash, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 28.7% of the population, a little above the national average. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 29.1% and Certificate III or IV at 22.3%.
28.7% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 28.7%
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 Monash, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by society and culture at 15% and engineering at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 21 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. These schools have an average size of 509 students and a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
1.01
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
509
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,050
Higher 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
21 schools — 10,685 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Lake Tuggeranong College, Greenway | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 620 | 1,023 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Wanniassa School, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 538 | 991 |
| St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Wanniassa | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 421 | 1,067 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 340 | 1,061 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 142 | 952 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 571 | 989 |
| Namadgi School, Kambah | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 578 | 978 |
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 371 | 972 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 113 | 981 |
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/SAL80097/monash/topic/education