30.1% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mitchells Flat · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mitchells Flat
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational levels in Mitchells Flat have remained consistently low over the last decade, with only 30.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure, creating a significant gap in school and university qualifications compared to most of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and national figures, sitting at 30.1%. The most common highest year of schooling for residents is Year 10, at 31.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Mitchells Flat splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 4.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of those with qualifications hold a Certificate III or IV.
4.5% ▼ -58.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Mitchells Flat, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 69%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related fields at 30.4%, followed by management and commerce at 19.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most other schools with an average size of 45 students.
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).
45
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
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 Mitchells Flat
1 school — 45 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kirkton Public School, Lower Belford | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 45 | 926 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mitchells Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12662/mitchells-flat/topic/education