34.8% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Menah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Menah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 24 percentage points separates Menah from the state and national average for Year 12 completion. This is an area where only 34.8% of residents finished high school, which is much lower than most similar places. While university degrees are less common, many adults hold trade certificates and diplomas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.8% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 37.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Menah splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (42%) and Year 12 (39%), with Year 11 at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 27% of residents.
16.8% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 Menah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related fields at 19.1%, followed by education at 15.7% and management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Two government schools are located within 3 km of the area, with an average size of 664 students, which is much higher than most areas. The average school advantage score of 927 is much lower than most similar areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
664
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
927
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Menah
2 schools — 1,327 students, average ICSEA 927.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Mudgee Public School, Mudgee | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 539 | 925 |
| Mudgee High School, Mudgee | Government | Secondary | 7.8 km | 788 | 928 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Menah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12577/menah/topic/education