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).
Mount Dee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Dee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Eleven schools are located within 3km of Mount Dee, which is more than 83% of similar areas. This provides residents with a wide range of local options, though these schools are generally larger than those in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 10 at 43%, ahead of Year 9 or below (21%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Dee, Year 10 is the majority at 67%; Year 9 or below is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Certificate III / IV at 100%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Mount Dee, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Food, hospitality & personal services at 63%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Most of these schools are government-run (54.5%) and primary-focused (72.7%). However, the typical school here has a lower advantage score than most other areas.
547
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
958
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Dee
11 schools — 6,021 students, average ICSEA 958.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3
| Hunter Trade College, Telarah | Independent | Secondary | 0.2 km | 257 | 978 |
| Maitland Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 405 | 936 |
| The Heights Learning Community, Gillieston Heights | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 14 | 1,058 |
| Gillieston Public School, Gillieston Heights | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 404 | 922 |
| St John the Baptist Primary School, Maitland | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 397 | 1,047 |
| Telarah Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 519 | 879 |
| All Saints College, Maitland | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,191 | 1,023 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Rutherford | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 370 | 996 |
| Nillo Infants School, Lorn | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 52 | 1,076 |
| Rutherford Technology High School, Rutherford | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,405 | 922 |
| Rutherford Public School, Rutherford | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 1,007 | 933 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Dee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12766/mount-dee/topic/education