54.5% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Saint Thomas · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Saint Thomas
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 32% of adults in Mount Saint Thomas hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This suburb has a higher proportion of university degrees and Year 12 completions than most similar areas, though these figures remain below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher than in most similar areas, but at 54.5% it is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Saint Thomas, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this remains a little below the national average.
24.3% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 Saint Thomas, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.4%, followed closely by society and culture and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served with 21 schools within 3 km, which is more than 90% of similar areas, and these schools have a much higher average advantage score than most.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
449
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,084
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 Saint Thomas
21 schools — 8,987 students, average ICSEA 1,084.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Mount St Thomas Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 354 | 1,070 |
| Coniston Public School, Coniston | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 181 | 990 |
| The Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong West | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 970 | 1,159 |
| Lindsay Park Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 334 | 1,068 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mangerton | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 368 | 1,090 |
| Figtree High School, Figtree | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 880 | 1,013 |
| Figtree Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 264 | 1,028 |
| Wollongong West Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 243 | 991 |
| Novo Education Space, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 44 | 983 |
| Figtree Heights Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 181 | 1,061 |
| Illawarra Hospital School, Wollongong | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | — | — |
| Edmund Rice College, West Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,054 | 1,083 |
| Gwynneville Public School, Gwynneville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 271 | 1,065 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Gwynneville | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 175 | 1,083 |
| Nareena Hills Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 209 | 1,080 |
| Wollongong Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 579 | 1,084 |
| Keiraville Public School, Keiraville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 297 | 1,103 |
| Smiths Hill High School, Wollongong | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 736 | 1,186 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea College, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,128 | 1,104 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Unanderra | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 371 | 1,066 |
| Unanderra Public School, Cordeaux Heights | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 348 | 992 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Saint Thomas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12802/mount-saint-thomas/topic/education