39.7% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mildura · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Mildura
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Mildura have finished high school and earned degrees than a decade ago, though levels remain low. While Year 12 completion rose by 8.1 percentage points since 2011, only 39.7% of residents have now finished school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Mildura have finished Year 12 compared to the national figure of 58.8%. This is a significant gap of 19 percentage points, though the figure has climbed since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mildura, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.7% of the population, which is far below the Victorian figure of 29.2%. Trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 35.1% of residents.
12.7% ▲ +39.1%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Mildura, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 13.7%, followed by engineering at 12.3% and society and culture at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mildura has 31 schools, which is more than about 81% of similar areas, and the average school size of 320 is higher than most. Most students attend government schools, which account for 74.2% of the sector.
31
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.94
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9,908
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
320
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mildura
31 schools — 9,908 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 8 · Secondary 5
| Mildura Senior College, Mildura | Government | Secondary | — | 1,027 | 977 |
| St Joseph's College Mildura, Mildura | Catholic | Secondary | — | 860 | 1,022 |
| Chaffey Secondary College, Mildura | Government | Secondary | — | 722 | 878 |
| Merbein P-10 College, Merbein | Government | Combined | — | 644 | 944 |
| Irymple Secondary College, Irymple | Government | Secondary | — | 630 | 1,003 |
| Trinity Lutheran College, Mildura | Independent | Combined | — | 505 | 1,077 |
| Mildura South Primary School, Mildura South | Government | Primary | — | 457 | 939 |
| Mildura West Primary School, Mildura | Government | Primary | — | 450 | 975 |
| Ranfurly Primary School, Mildura | Government | Primary | — | 418 | 906 |
| Nichols Point Primary School, Nichols Point | Government | Primary | — | 382 | 995 |
| Irymple South Primary School, Irymple | Government | Primary | — | 366 | 999 |
| Red Cliffs Secondary College, Red Cliffs | Government | Secondary | — | 348 | 906 |
| Mildura Primary School, Mildura | Government | Primary | — | 338 | 797 |
| Irymple Primary School, Irymple | Government | Primary | — | 330 | 959 |
| Sacred Heart School, Mildura | Catholic | Primary | — | 323 | 1,055 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mildura | Catholic | Primary | — | 314 | 1,006 |
| The Lake Primary School, Cabarita | Government | Primary | — | 267 | 986 |
| Henderson College, Irymple | Independent | Combined | — | 229 | 981 |
| Ouyen P-12 College, Ouyen | Government | Combined | — | 196 | 956 |
| Mildura Specialist School, Mildura | Government | Combined | — | 177 | 881 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School, Merbein | Catholic | Primary | — | 153 | 1,006 |
| Red Cliffs Primary School, Red Cliffs | Government | Primary | — | 138 | 958 |
| Red Cliffs East Primary School, Red Cliffs | Government | Primary | — | 126 | 944 |
| Mildura Christian College, Irymple | Independent | Combined | — | 113 | 1,018 |
| Cardross Primary School, Cardross | Government | Primary | — | 100 | 974 |
| St Joseph's School, Red Cliffs | Catholic | Primary | — | 87 | 985 |
| Murrayville Community College, Murrayville | Government | Combined | — | 66 | 997 |
| Koorlong Primary School, Koorlong | Government | Primary | — | 59 | 983 |
| Nangiloc Colignan and District Primary School, Nangiloc | Government | Primary | — | 37 | 941 |
| Werrimull P-12 School, Werrimull | Government | Combined | — | 30 | 860 |
| Underbool Primary School, Underbool | Government | Primary | — | 16 | 970 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mildura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24780/mildura/topic/education