64.5% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Ousley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Ousley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high level of academic achievement defines life in Mount Ousley, where 32.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. The area stands out for its highly qualified workforce and strong school results.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 64.5% of residents finishing school. This is well above both the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Ousley, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree or higher make up 32.5% of the population, which is well above the 27.8% seen across New South Wales. Bachelor degrees are the most common high qualification at 28.7%.
32.5% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 32.5%
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 Ousley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 32%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 17.6%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 17.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,082, which is much higher than most areas. There are 26 schools within 3km, with government schools making up the largest sector at 65.4%.
3.51
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
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).
410
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,082
Higher than 88% 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 Ousley
26 schools — 10,254 students, average ICSEA 1,082.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Pleasant Heights Public School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 241 | 1,126 |
| Mount Ousley Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 193 | 1,079 |
| Elonera Montessori School, Mount Ousley | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 187 | 1,108 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Fairy Meadow | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 335 | 1,081 |
| Keira High School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 723 | 984 |
| Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,169 | 1,075 |
| Para Meadows School, North Wollongong | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 113 | 945 |
| Fairy Meadow Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 342 | 1,002 |
| Keiraville Public School, Keiraville | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 297 | 1,103 |
| Balgownie Public School, Balgownie | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 329 | 1,076 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Gwynneville | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 175 | 1,083 |
| Gwynneville Public School, Gwynneville | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 271 | 1,065 |
| Wollongong Flexible School, Towradgi | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 71 | 895 |
| Towradgi Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 134 | 1,031 |
| Tarrawanna Public School, Tarrawanna | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 164 | 982 |
| Mount Keira Public School, Mount Keira | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 91 | 1,072 |
| Smiths Hill High School, Wollongong | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 736 | 1,186 |
| Edmund Rice College, West Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,054 | 1,083 |
| Illawarra Hospital School, Wollongong | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | — | — |
| Wollongong West Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 243 | 991 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mangerton | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 368 | 1,090 |
| Wollongong Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 579 | 1,084 |
| The Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong West | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 970 | 1,159 |
| Novo Education Space, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 44 | 983 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea College, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,128 | 1,104 |
| Corrimal East Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 297 | 1,046 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Ousley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12793/mount-ousley/topic/education