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Education & Qualifications in Mount Harris

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

An impressive 81.8% of residents in Mount Harris have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. While most people here finish their secondary schooling, few go on to university. This creates a local profile where basic school completion is very high, but higher degrees are less common.

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📍 Mount Harris, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Harris sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Harris — lower than 54% of areas.

Mount Harris13.6%
2824, NSW 11.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The 81.8% of people who finished Year 12 is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 23 points above both the state and national averages. The remaining residents mostly finished Year 10.

Highest year of school

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In Mount Harris, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 14%.

Year 12 81.8% Year 10 13.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is less common here, with 13.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.

Highest qualification level

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Mount Harris splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (29%) and Certificate I / II (29%), with Bachelor degree at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 25.0% Certificate I / II 25.0% Bachelor degree 18.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 44%, ahead of Food, hospitality & personal services (31%).

Field of qualification

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In Mount Harris, the largest group is Management & commerce at 47%, followed by Food, hospitality & personal services (33%) and Agriculture & environment (20%).

Management & commerce 43.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 31.3% Agriculture & environment 18.8%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • 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 Harris [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12773/mount-harris/topic/education