55.8% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Rankin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Rankin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A mix of practical trade skills and university degrees shapes the adult population in Mount Rankin. While 55.8% of residents finished Year 12, this is well below the national figure of 58.8%. The area stands out for having more people with degrees than most similar places, though it still lags behind the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half the residents, 55.8%, have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this result is well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Rankin, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common here than in most similar areas. Despite this, the figure is well below the Australian average of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most typical qualification at 36.6%.
18.7% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Rankin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 16.9%, followed by engineering at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area, which is larger than those in about 59% of similar places. The average school size is 406 students, while its advantage score sits around the middle for this level.
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).
406
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% 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 Rankin
1 school — 406 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Eglinton Public School, Eglinton | Government | Primary | 10.8 km | 406 | 986 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Rankin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12797/mount-rankin/topic/education