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Education & Qualifications in Mountain View

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Almost 44% of residents in Mountain View finished school at Year 10, which is the most common educational level here. The area has far fewer people with university degrees than the national average, with only 7.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where Mountain View sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.6% ▼ -15.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mountain View — lower than 80% of areas.

Mountain View7.6%
2460, NSW 10.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far below the state figure, with only 38.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is about 20 percentage points lower than across Australia.

Completed Year 12

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38.4% ▲ +42.5%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Mountain View, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 12 (42%) and Year 9 or below (8%).

Year 10 43.8% Year 12 38.4% Year 9 or below 7.5% Year 11 2.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, as the typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.7% of residents. This helps explain why the rate of bachelor degrees is much lower than in most other areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.6% ▼ -15.9%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Mountain View, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.

Certificate III / IV 46.7% Bachelor degree 10.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 25.6% and management and commerce at 23.3%.

Field of qualification

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Mountain View splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (28%) and Management & commerce (25%), with Society & culture at 18%.

Engineering & related 25.6% Management & commerce 23.3% Society & culture 16.7% Health 12.2% Education 7.8% Architecture & building 6.7%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a common trait for about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Mountain View — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mountain View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12819/mountain-view/topic/education