32.6% ▲ +81.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mendooran · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mendooran
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Mendooran have remained low compared to the rest of the state, with only 32.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The area's educational profile is defined by a strong focus on trade and vocational certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 20.3% of people leaving school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Mendooran splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as only 8.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 39.6%.
8.2% ▲ +130.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Mendooran, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 15%, followed by Management and Commerce and Society and Culture, which both sit at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mendooran has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is much smaller than usual with 91 students. The only school in the area is a government combined school.
7.87
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
91
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
889
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mendooran
1 school — 91 students, average ICSEA 889.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Mendooran Central School, Mendooran | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 91 | 889 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mendooran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12581/mendooran/topic/education