55.5% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mittagong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mittagong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 29% of adults in Mittagong hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This makes the town a highly qualified place, with university degrees being the most common top qualification. The area also has a strong network of schools that perform well compared to others.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mittagong, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 28.8% of adults, which is a little above the national figure and about the same as the state average.
28.8% ▲ +62.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 28.8%
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 Mittagong, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by society and culture, health, and education, each around 11% to 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mittagong has 11 schools within 3km, which is more than 83% of similar areas. These schools have an advantage score of 1,040, which is much higher than most areas.
4.45
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
243
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mittagong
11 schools — 2,670 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Highlands School, Mittagong | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 37 | 860 |
| Tangara School, Mittagong | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 48 | 971 |
| Frensham School, Mittagong | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 345 | 1,137 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Mittagong | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 180 | 1,035 |
| Mittagong Public School, Mittagong | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 536 | 992 |
| Frensham Junior School, Mittagong | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 103 | 1,157 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Bowral | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 219 | 1,103 |
| Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School, Bowral | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 131 | 1,052 |
| Bowral High School, Bowral | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 564 | 956 |
| Bowral Public School, Bowral | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 484 | 1,090 |
| Glenquarry Public School, Glenquarry | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 23 | 1,045 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mittagong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12664/mittagong/topic/education