53.9% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mundaring · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mundaring
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Mundaring have finished Year 12, though this remains well below the national figure. The area has seen a steady climb in education levels over the last decade, with both school completion and university degrees on the rise.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the 58.8% national average. This is an improvement for the area, as the figure rose 7.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mundaring, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the country, with 19.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Australian average of 26.3%, though the number has risen since 2011.
19.0% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 Mundaring, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 21.3%, followed by management and commerce at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mundaring has 8 schools, which is among the largest number of schools for an area of this level. While the average school size is 356 students, there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.35
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 71% 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).
2,844
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
356
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 51% 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 Mundaring
11 schools — 3,951 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Mundaring Primary School, Mundaring | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 336 | 1,027 |
| Mundaring Christian College, Mundaring | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 809 | 1,051 |
| Sacred Heart School, Mundaring | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 164 | 1,041 |
| Sawyers Valley Primary School, Sawyers Valley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 150 | 1,017 |
| Parkerville Primary School, Parkerville | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 288 | 1,023 |
| The Silver Tree Steiner School, Parkerville | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 172 | 948 |
| Mount Helena Primary School, Mount Helena | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 136 | 971 |
| Eastern Hills Senior High School, Mount Helena | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 789 | 998 |
| Glen Forrest Primary School, Glen Forrest | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 235 | 1,045 |
| Helena College, Glen Forrest | Independent | Combined | 8.0 km | 740 | 1,114 |
| Chidlow Primary School, Chidlow | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 132 | 968 |
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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/sa2/504021053/mundaring/topic/education