63.4% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Victoria · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Victoria
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 63.4% of adults in Mount Victoria have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of school completion is mirrored in the professional credentials of the area, with a significantly larger share of residents holding university degrees than in most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is strong here, with 63.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Victoria, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A high proportion of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher at 32.1%, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 29.5%.
32.1% ▲ +64.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 32.1%
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 Victoria, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 17.1%, followed by management and commerce at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mount Victoria has a high number of schools per child and an average school advantage score that is higher than most areas. Most of its three local schools are independent and combined-year facilities.
15.15
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
104
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 68% 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 Victoria
3 schools — 312 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Independent 2 · Government 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| OneSchool Global NSW - Mount Victoria, Mount Victoria | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 87 | 976 |
| Mount Victoria Public School, Mount Victoria | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 56 | 1,039 |
| Mountains Christian College, Blackheath | Independent | Combined | 6.8 km | 169 | 1,040 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Victoria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12808/mount-victoria/topic/education