48.5% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Vernon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Vernon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Mount Vernon than in the rest of the state, with only 48.5% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where the number of adults with a university degree is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents finished Year 12, which is 10 points lower than the New South Wales and Australian averages. About 33% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Vernon, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 34%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 17% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.2% of residents.
17.0% ▲ +57.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 Vernon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce at 22.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 19.4%. Architecture and building are also common at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are nine schools within 3 km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. These schools are mostly independent (44.4%) or Catholic (33.3%), and the typical school size is 368 students.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
368
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 55% 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 Vernon
9 schools — 3,313 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Independent 4 · Catholic 3 · Government 2
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Irfan College, Cecil Park | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 382 | 1,035 |
| St Narsai Assyrian Christian College, Horsley Park | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 713 | 923 |
| Kemps Creek Public School, Kemps Creek | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 114 | 947 |
| Christadelphian Heritage College Sydney, Kemps Creek | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 271 | 1,048 |
| Emmaus Catholic College, Kemps Creek | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 674 | 996 |
| Trinity Catholic Primary School, Kemps Creek | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 263 | 1,012 |
| Mamre Anglican School, Kemps Creek | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Marion Catholic Primary School, Horsley Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 186 | 1,037 |
| Horsley Park Public School, Horsley Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 84 | 932 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Vernon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12807/mount-vernon/topic/education