59.8% —
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study for qualified adults in Thomastown. While the area has a significant number of schools, overall qualification levels remain well below the state and national figures. However, there is a clear upward trend in both school completion and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 59.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is a little below the Victorian figure. This represents a positive shift for the area, as the number of people finishing high school rose 7.6 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 9 or below is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 22.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures. This figure has improved over time, rising 6.1 points since 2016.
22.0% —
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 32%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce at 18.8% and engineering and related fields at 13.3%. Society and culture make up 11.5%, followed by health at 9.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Thomastown has a high number of schools, with 31 located within 3 km and 14,391 total enrolments. Most students attend government schools (67.7%), and the majority of campuses are primary schools.
1.80
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 78% of state electorate 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).
14,391
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
464
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan)
31 schools — 14,391 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 9 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 8 · Combined 1
| St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Catholic Parish Primary School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 595 | 1,060 |
| Harvest Home Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 885 | 1,043 |
| Edgars Creek Secondary College, Wollert | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,330 | 999 |
| Epping Views Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 684 | 1,029 |
| Y Community School, Epping | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 65 | 966 |
| Epping Primary School, Epping | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 319 | 977 |
| Edgars Creek Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 812 | 1,025 |
| St Peter's School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 348 | 1,061 |
| Wollert Secondary College, Wollert | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 389 | 1,005 |
| St Monica's College - Davisson Street, Epping | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 2,185 | 1,059 |
| Wollert Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 601 | 1,012 |
| Lalor Gardens Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 408 | 981 |
| St Catherine's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 289 | 1,036 |
| Carlo Acutis Catholic Primary School, Wollert | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 111 | 1,098 |
| Barrawang Primary School, Wollert | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 375 | 1,053 |
| Merriang School, Lalor | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 129 | 1,006 |
| Peter Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 101 | 968 |
| Lalor North Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 330 | 998 |
| Lalor North Secondary College, Epping | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 355 | 960 |
| St Luke's School, Lalor | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 313 | 1,049 |
| Lalor Primary School, Lalor | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 228 | 984 |
| Lalor Secondary College, Lalor | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,110 | 964 |
| St Clare's School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 319 | 1,043 |
| Thomastown West Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 204 | 970 |
| Thomastown Secondary College, Thomastown | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 461 | 926 |
| Thomastown Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 176 | 967 |
| Lalor East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 213 | 966 |
| Thomastown Meadows Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 252 | 954 |
| Thomastown East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 331 | 1,062 |
| St John XXIII Primary School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 228 | 1,035 |
| St Joseph the Worker School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 7.8 km | 245 | 1,049 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28203/thomastown/topic/education