39.7% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mildura · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Mildura
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Less than 40% of people in Mildura finished Year 12, reflecting a local workforce that relies more on practical skills than formal degrees. While university qualifications remain far below the national figure, more residents have completed high school and earned degrees since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This rate has risen 8.1 percentage points since 2011, though about 16.6% of people still left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mildura, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 12.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which 35.1% of the population has achieved.
12.7% ▲ +39.1%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Mildura, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 13.7%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 12.3% and society and culture at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mildura has 31 schools, meaning there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Most students attend government schools (74.2%), and the typical school is smaller than those in other similar regions.
31
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.94
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9,908
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
320
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mildura
31 schools — 9,908 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 8 · Secondary 5
| Mildura Senior College, Mildura | Government | Secondary | — | 1,027 | 977 |
| St Joseph's College Mildura, Mildura | Catholic | Secondary | — | 860 | 1,022 |
| Chaffey Secondary College, Mildura | Government | Secondary | — | 722 | 878 |
| Merbein P-10 College, Merbein | Government | Combined | — | 644 | 944 |
| Irymple Secondary College, Irymple | Government | Secondary | — | 630 | 1,003 |
| Trinity Lutheran College, Mildura | Independent | Combined | — | 505 | 1,077 |
| Mildura South Primary School, Mildura South | Government | Primary | — | 457 | 939 |
| Mildura West Primary School, Mildura | Government | Primary | — | 450 | 975 |
| Ranfurly Primary School, Mildura | Government | Primary | — | 418 | 906 |
| Nichols Point Primary School, Nichols Point | Government | Primary | — | 382 | 995 |
| Irymple South Primary School, Irymple | Government | Primary | — | 366 | 999 |
| Red Cliffs Secondary College, Red Cliffs | Government | Secondary | — | 348 | 906 |
| Mildura Primary School, Mildura | Government | Primary | — | 338 | 797 |
| Irymple Primary School, Irymple | Government | Primary | — | 330 | 959 |
| Sacred Heart School, Mildura | Catholic | Primary | — | 323 | 1,055 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mildura | Catholic | Primary | — | 314 | 1,006 |
| The Lake Primary School, Cabarita | Government | Primary | — | 267 | 986 |
| Henderson College, Irymple | Independent | Combined | — | 229 | 981 |
| Ouyen P-12 College, Ouyen | Government | Combined | — | 196 | 956 |
| Mildura Specialist School, Mildura | Government | Combined | — | 177 | 881 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School, Merbein | Catholic | Primary | — | 153 | 1,006 |
| Red Cliffs Primary School, Red Cliffs | Government | Primary | — | 138 | 958 |
| Red Cliffs East Primary School, Red Cliffs | Government | Primary | — | 126 | 944 |
| Mildura Christian College, Irymple | Independent | Combined | — | 113 | 1,018 |
| Cardross Primary School, Cardross | Government | Primary | — | 100 | 974 |
| St Joseph's School, Red Cliffs | Catholic | Primary | — | 87 | 985 |
| Murrayville Community College, Murrayville | Government | Combined | — | 66 | 997 |
| Koorlong Primary School, Koorlong | Government | Primary | — | 59 | 983 |
| Nangiloc Colignan and District Primary School, Nangiloc | Government | Primary | — | 37 | 941 |
| Werrimull P-12 School, Werrimull | Government | Combined | — | 30 | 860 |
| Underbool Primary School, Underbool | Government | Primary | — | 16 | 970 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mildura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21502/mildura/topic/education