29.8% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mitchells Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mitchells Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Mitchells Island have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 29.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where many adults have left school before the end of their secondary years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common final school year for residents at 37.1%. The rate of Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales average, trailing by 29 percentage points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mitchells Island, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 13.7% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.4% of the community.
13.7% ▲ +44.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Mitchells Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 14.8%. Management, commerce, health, and education also each make up about 10% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17.86 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas. The local schools are all government-run primary schools, with a typical size of 259 students.
17.86
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
259
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
988
Lower than 51% 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 Island
2 schools — 517 students, average ICSEA 988.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Mitchells Island Public School, Mitchells Island | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 37 | 917 |
| Old Bar Public School, Old Bar | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 480 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mitchells Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12663/mitchells-island/topic/education