68.4% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mulgrave · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mulgrave
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant jump in schooling and degrees has shaped Mulgrave since 2011. High school completion rose by 10 percentage points and university degrees grew by nearly 10 points in the same period. This shift has left the area better qualified than both the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure at 68.4%. This is higher than most areas and represents a strong upward trend from 58.2% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mulgrave, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 9 or below is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 32.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 26.3% seen across Australia and includes 14.4% with a postgraduate degree.
32.7% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 32.7%
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 Mulgrave, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 24.8%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mulgrave has five schools with a total of 4,162 enrolments, which is larger than about 91% of similar areas. While the schools are typically much larger than most, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.42
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
47
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
4,162
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
832
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,048
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mulgrave
47 schools — 29,271 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 11 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 11 · Combined 6
| St Justin's School, Wheelers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 325 | 1,093 |
| Waverley Meadows Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 94 | 1,071 |
| Brandon Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 561 | 1,127 |
| Wheelers Hill Secondary College, Wheelers Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 711 | 1,037 |
| Albany Rise Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 207 | 1,017 |
| Mazenod College, Mulgrave | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,469 | 1,089 |
| Mulgrave Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 426 | 1,079 |
| Wellington Secondary College, Mulgrave | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,643 | 1,006 |
| Good Shepherd School, Wheelers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 474 | 1,151 |
| Jells Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 536 | 1,128 |
| Monash Special Developmental School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 202 | 1,067 |
| Wheelers Hill Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 699 | 1,151 |
| Nazareth College, Noble Park North | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 972 | 1,050 |
| Carwatha College P-12, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 681 | 976 |
| St John Vianney's School, Mulgrave | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 417 | 1,049 |
| Brentwood Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,565 | 1,097 |
| Springvale Rise Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 451 | 929 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 244 | 1,045 |
| Cheshire School, Glen Waverley | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 22 | 1,052 |
| Glen Waverley South Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 300 | 1,077 |
| Silverton Primary School, Noble Park North | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 406 | 1,023 |
| Minaret College, Springvale | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 2,929 | 998 |
| Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 258 | 1,023 |
| Harrisfield Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 240 | 1,017 |
| Springvale Park Special Developmental School, Springvale | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 200 | 961 |
| Glenallen School, Glen Waverley | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 171 | 1,041 |
| St Leonard's School, Glen Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 268 | 1,142 |
| Mount View Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 920 | 1,146 |
| Lyndale Secondary College, Dandenong North | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 850 | 935 |
| St Joseph's School, Springvale | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 527 | 1,008 |
| Westall Secondary College, Clayton South | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 710 | 966 |
| Rowville Secondary College, Rowville | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,887 | 1,028 |
| Fitra Community School, Clayton South | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 68 | 1,099 |
| Rowville Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 439 | 1,060 |
| Westall Primary School, Clayton South | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 309 | 1,017 |
| John Monash Science School, Clayton | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 656 | 1,127 |
| Killester College, Springvale | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 993 | 1,020 |
| Pinewood Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 947 | 1,161 |
| Glen Waverley Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 2,417 | 1,124 |
| Wooranna Park Primary School, Dandenong | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 263 | 953 |
| Lyndale Greens Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 446 | 974 |
| Monash Children's Hospital School, Clayton | Government | Combined | 5.4 km | — | — |
| Heany Park Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 314 | 1,090 |
| St Simon's School, Rowville | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 366 | 1,087 |
| St Peter's School, Clayton | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 133 | 1,082 |
| Clayton North Primary School, Clayton | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 221 | 1,064 |
| Syndal South Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 334 | 1,152 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mulgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051325/mulgrave/topic/education