49.6% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Marshall Mount · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Marshall Mount
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost half of Marshall Mount residents, or 49.6%, have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales and national figures. The area has a workforce largely trained in practical skills, with a strong lean towards engineering and trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.6% of people completed Year 12, while 31.3% finished Year 10. While these results are higher than most similar areas, they remain well below the New South Wales average by 9.3 points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Marshall Mount, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Most residents hold a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.0% of the population.
15.7% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 Marshall Mount, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 19.4%. Other common areas of study include education and society and culture, each at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are nine schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with a government sector presence of 66.7%.
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).
511
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Marshall Mount
9 schools — 4,600 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Calderwood Christian School, Albion Park | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 504 | 1,056 |
| Tullimbar Public School, Tullimbar | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 483 | 1,005 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Albion Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 399 | 1,037 |
| St Joseph's Catholic High School, Albion Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 736 | 1,029 |
| Albion Park Public School, Albion Park | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 516 | 972 |
| Mount Brown Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 346 | 975 |
| Albion Park High School, Albion Park | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 900 | 964 |
| Albion Park Rail Public School, Albion Park | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 346 | 894 |
| Lakelands Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 370 | 952 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marshall Mount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12517/marshall-mount/topic/education