36.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Lambie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Lambie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Mount Lambie finished high school compared to the rest of the state. Only 36% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. While some adults hold higher degrees, the overall education level remains much lower than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is low here, with only 36% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, while Year 10 is the most common highest year of school at 38%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Mount Lambie splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (46%) and Year 12 (44%), with Year 11 at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37% of people.
18.0% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 Lambie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 32%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees, management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 33.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, though it has a much lower average advantage score than most areas. The average school size of 186 students is also lower than most similar places.
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).
186
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
909
Lower than 87% 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 Lambie
1 school — 186 students, average ICSEA 909.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wallerawang Public School, Wallerawang | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 186 | 909 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Lambie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12784/mount-lambie/topic/education