71.4% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mitcham · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Mitcham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Significant gains in schooling and degrees have shaped Mitcham since 2011. The area has seen a sharp rise in university qualifications and high school completions, with 40% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. This high level of education is reflected in the local schools, which have some of the highest advantage scores in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has climbed to 71.4% since 2011, a figure far above both the state and national rates. This is much higher than most other similar areas, with only 4.6% of residents leaving school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mitcham, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 40.0% of adults, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This represents a steady increase of 8.6 percentage points over the last decade.
40.0% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 40.0%
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 Mitcham, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.1%, followed by health at 15.6% and society and culture at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mitcham has 25 schools with 15,085 enrolments, which is larger than about 85% of similar areas. While the average school size is much higher than most areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other places.
25
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.15
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15,085
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
603
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,101
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mitcham
25 schools — 15,085 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | — | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | — | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| Blackwood High School, Eden Hills | Government | Secondary | — | 1,211 | 1,059 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Mercedes College, Springfield | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,111 | 1,133 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | — | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus, Belair | Independent | Combined | — | 1,009 | 1,141 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | — | 754 | 1,083 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | — | 688 | 1,119 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | — | 629 | 1,121 |
| Edwardstown Primary School, Melrose Park | Government | Primary | — | 512 | 1,098 |
| Belair Primary School, Belair | Government | Primary | — | 490 | 1,117 |
| Coromandel Valley Primary School, Coromandel Valley | Government | Primary | — | 483 | 1,097 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | — | 480 | 1,126 |
| Australian Science and Mathematics School, Bedford Park | Government | Secondary | — | 419 | 1,101 |
| Blackwood Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | — | 363 | 1,095 |
| Hawthorndene Primary School, Hawthorndene | Government | Primary | — | 290 | 1,108 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | — | 256 | 1,135 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | — | 249 | 1,021 |
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | — | 243 | 1,098 |
| Eden Hills Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | — | 229 | 1,116 |
| St Bernadette's School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | — | 205 | 1,085 |
| Bellevue Heights Primary School, Bellevue Heights | Government | Primary | — | 177 | 1,090 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | — | 172 | 1,087 |
| Concordia College (St Peters Campus, Blackwood), Blackwood | Independent | Primary | — | 88 | 1,119 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44340/mitcham/topic/education