62.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Frome · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Frome
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher rates of school completion shape daily life in Mount Frome, where 62% of residents finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and is much higher than most similar areas. The community is well-qualified, with over a quarter of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is more common here than in most areas, with 62% of people reaching that milestone. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Frome, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 26.6% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common high-level credentials at 27.1%.
26.6% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 Mount Frome, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 32%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce at 25.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 22.9% and education at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one school within 3 km, which is a combined Catholic institution. It is among the largest of its kind at this level, with an average size of 1,122 students and a school advantage score higher than most areas.
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).
1,122
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 68% 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 Frome
1 school — 1,122 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1
| St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee, Mudgee | Catholic | Combined | 6.0 km | 1,122 | 1,022 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Frome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12771/mount-frome/topic/education