54.5% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mardi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mardi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 8 points separates Mardi from the state average for university degrees, though the area still performs better than many similar places. While 19.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Education levels here are generally lower than the national trend.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 54.5%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, but remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mardi, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About one in five adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of people.
19.5% ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 Mardi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 22.2%, followed by society and culture at 13.5% and engineering at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mardi has 9 schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with a typical size of 515 students, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other areas.
1.32
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
515
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mardi
9 schools — 4,635 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,078 | 1,045 |
| Wyong High School, Wyong | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 674 | 946 |
| Wyong Christian Community School, Wyong | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 904 | 1,057 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Wyong | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 335 | 1,022 |
| Tuggerah Public School, Tuggerah | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 359 | 993 |
| Wyong Public School, Wyong | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 433 | 931 |
| HopeTown School, Wyong | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 43 | 797 |
| Chittaway Bay Public School, Chittaway Bay | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 479 | 992 |
| Central Coast Steiner School, Fountaindale | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 330 | 1,092 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mardi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12498/mardi/topic/education