46.9% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mandalong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mandalong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Mandalong, where 41.7% of adults hold one. While a fair number of people have higher degrees, far fewer residents finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.9% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though 34.1% of the population stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mandalong, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, but still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
18.6% ▲ +80.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 Mandalong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Mandalong are most often in Engineering and related fields (23.1%), followed by Management and commerce at 14.9% and Health at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. Most are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
297
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mandalong
5 schools — 1,484 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Cooranbong Public School, Cooranbong | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 330 | 948 |
| St John Vianney Primary School, Morisset | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 118 | 961 |
| Morisset High School, Morisset | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 687 | 929 |
| Morisset Public School, Morisset | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 156 | 919 |
| Wyee Public School, Wyee | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 193 | 955 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mandalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12475/mandalong/topic/education