63.1% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Black Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Black Mountain
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High school completion rates shape daily life in Black Mountain, where 63.1% of people finished Year 12. This figure is well above the national average, reflecting a community with a strong foundation of formal education and a high proportion of university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas at 63.1%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Other common milestones include Year 10, completed by 19.1% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Black Mountain, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Academic achievement is strong, with 28.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the Australian average, with 25.3% holding a bachelor degree and 10.9% having a postgraduate degree.
28.7% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Black Mountain splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Postgraduate degree at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 15.5% and health at 14.4%. Engineering and related fields follow at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 20 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. These schools are all government-run primary schools, though they are typically very small with an average of 20 students.
20.00
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality 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).
20
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
807
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Black Mountain
1 school — 20 students, average ICSEA 807.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Black Mountain Public School, Black Mountain | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 20 | 807 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Black Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10386/black-mountain/topic/education