67.6% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Keira · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Keira
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of residents in Mount Keira hold university degrees, with 34.8% of adults having a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure. The area is generally well-educated, and most people have completed their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much higher than most areas, with 67.6% of residents completing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Keira, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 34.8% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. This high level of education is a standout feature compared to similar areas.
34.8% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 34.8%
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 Mount Keira, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 22.3%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 16.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,074, which is much higher than most areas. There are 29 schools within 3 km, and most of these are government primary schools.
3.06
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
393
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 86% 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 Keira
29 schools — 11,005 students, average ICSEA 1,074.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Mount Keira Public School, Mount Keira | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 91 | 1,072 |
| Pleasant Heights Public School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 241 | 1,126 |
| Balgownie Public School, Balgownie | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 329 | 1,076 |
| Edmund Rice College, West Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,054 | 1,083 |
| Keiraville Public School, Keiraville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 297 | 1,103 |
| Nareena Hills Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 209 | 1,080 |
| Mount Ousley Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 193 | 1,079 |
| Gwynneville Public School, Gwynneville | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 271 | 1,065 |
| Elonera Montessori School, Mount Ousley | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 187 | 1,108 |
| Wollongong West Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 243 | 991 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Fairy Meadow | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 335 | 1,081 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Gwynneville | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 175 | 1,083 |
| Keira High School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 723 | 984 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mangerton | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 368 | 1,090 |
| Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,169 | 1,075 |
| Lindsay Park Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 334 | 1,068 |
| Figtree Heights Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 181 | 1,061 |
| Para Meadows School, North Wollongong | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 113 | 945 |
| Fairy Meadow Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 342 | 1,002 |
| The Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong West | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 970 | 1,159 |
| Tarrawanna Public School, Tarrawanna | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 164 | 982 |
| Illawarra Hospital School, Wollongong | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | — | — |
| Figtree High School, Figtree | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 880 | 1,013 |
| Mount St Thomas Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 354 | 1,070 |
| Smiths Hill High School, Wollongong | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 736 | 1,186 |
| Figtree Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 264 | 1,028 |
| Mount Kembla Public School, Mount Kembla | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 159 | 1,050 |
| Novo Education Space, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 5.2 km | 44 | 983 |
| Wollongong Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 579 | 1,084 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Keira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12779/mount-keira/topic/education