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Education & Qualifications in Marys Mount

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A significant gap exists between high-level degrees and basic schooling in Marys Mount, where 28.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While the area has a high proportion of university graduates, only 52.8% of residents have completed Year 12.

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Where Marys Mount sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

28.6% ▲ +138.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Marys Mount — higher than 83% of areas.

Marys Mount28.6%
2380, NSW 12.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 is well below the state and national figures, with only 52.8% of residents finishing their secondary schooling. This is higher than most similar areas, though 26.4% of people stopped at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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52.8% ▲ +32.7%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Marys Mount, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 52.8% Year 10 26.4% Year 11 11.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 28.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the national average and about the same as the state figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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28.6% ▲ +138.1%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Marys Mount splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (48%) and Certificate III / IV (45%), with Postgraduate degree at 8%.

Bachelor degree 38.0% Certificate III / IV 36.0% Postgraduate degree 6.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Health is the most common field of qualification at 28.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.0% and education at 10.0%.

Field of qualification

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In Marys Mount, the largest group is Health at 38%, followed by Engineering & related (22%) and Education (14%).

Health 28.0% Engineering & related 16.0% Education 10.0% Society & culture 8.0% Architecture & building 6.0% Agriculture & environment 6.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Marys Mount — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marys Mount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12526/marys-mount/topic/education