51.9% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mundaring · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Mundaring
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees are becoming more common for the people of Mundaring. While the area has a higher rate of qualifications than most similar places, it still sits well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is a rise of 7.2 percentage points since 2011. This figure remains well below the state average of 58%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mundaring, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are held by 19.2% of adults, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%. This is an increase of 4.2 percentage points from 2011.
19.2% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 Mundaring, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are Engineering and related studies at 19.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mundaring has 19 schools with a total of 6,611 enrolments, which is larger than about 71% of similar areas. These schools have an average size of 348 students and an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
19
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.91
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6,611
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
348
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mundaring
19 schools — 6,611 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Mundaring Christian College, Mundaring | Independent | Primary | — | 809 | 1,051 |
| Eastern Hills Senior High School, Mount Helena | Government | Secondary | — | 789 | 998 |
| Helena College, Glen Forrest | Independent | Combined | — | 740 | 1,114 |
| Swan View Senior High School, Swan View | Government | Secondary | — | 706 | 919 |
| St Anthony's School, Greenmount | Catholic | Primary | — | 390 | 1,020 |
| Greenmount Primary School, Greenmount | Government | Primary | — | 380 | 997 |
| Darlington Primary School, Darlington | Government | Primary | — | 375 | 1,117 |
| Mundaring Primary School, Mundaring | Government | Primary | — | 336 | 1,027 |
| Helena Valley Primary School, Helena Valley | Government | Primary | — | 334 | 1,022 |
| Swan View Primary School, Swan View | Government | Primary | — | 289 | 904 |
| Parkerville Primary School, Parkerville | Government | Primary | — | 288 | 1,023 |
| Glen Forrest Primary School, Glen Forrest | Government | Primary | — | 235 | 1,045 |
| The Silver Tree Steiner School, Parkerville | Independent | Primary | — | 172 | 948 |
| Sacred Heart School, Mundaring | Catholic | Primary | — | 164 | 1,041 |
| Treetops Montessori School, Darlington | Independent | Combined | — | 153 | 1,083 |
| Sawyers Valley Primary School, Sawyers Valley | Government | Primary | — | 150 | 1,017 |
| Mount Helena Primary School, Mount Helena | Government | Primary | — | 136 | 971 |
| Chidlow Primary School, Chidlow | Government | Primary | — | 132 | 968 |
| Wooroloo Primary School, Wooroloo | Government | Primary | — | 33 | 972 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mundaring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56090/mundaring/topic/education