# Education & Qualifications — Mitcham

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Area: Mitcham (Council (LGA))

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.

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.

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.

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.

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%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Completed Year 12 | 71.4% | +15.0% since 2011 |
| Adults with a bachelor degree or higher | 40.0% | +27.6% since 2011 |
| Schools | 25 | — |
| Schools per 1,000 children | 2.15 | — |
| School enrolments | 15,085 | — |
| Average school size | 603 | — |
| Average school ICSEA | 1,101 | — |

**Highest year of school** — Year 12 71.4%, Year 11 12.0%, Year 10 8.7%, Year 9 or below 4.6%

**Highest qualification level** — Bachelor degree 37.0%, Certificate III / IV 17.1%, Postgraduate degree 14.5%, Advanced diploma / diploma 14.2%, Graduate diploma / certificate 6.2%, Certificate I / II 1.3%

**Field of qualification** — Management & commerce 19.1%, Health 15.6%, Society & culture 14.3%, Engineering & related 11.3%, Education 10.5%, Natural & physical sciences 5.4%, Creative arts 4.5%, Architecture & building 4.4%, Food, hospitality & personal services 3.2%, Information technology 2.9%, Agriculture & environment 1.8%

## 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

Nearest 10 shown:

| School | Sector | Type | Distance | Students |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unley High School | Government | Secondary | — | 1,547 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus | Independent | Combined | — | 1,213 |
| Blackwood High School | Government | Secondary | — | 1,211 |
| Cabra Dominican College | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,165 |
| Mercedes College | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,111 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School | Government | Secondary | — | 1,102 |
| St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus | Independent | Combined | — | 1,009 |
| Mitcham Girls High School | Government | Secondary | — | 754 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School | Government | Primary | — | 688 |
| Mitcham Primary School | Government | Primary | — | 629 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44340/mitcham/topic/education