48.4% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mulgoa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mulgoa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Mulgoa finished high school compared to the state or national average. While 19.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 30.5% of the population left school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mulgoa, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 19.7% of adults, a figure well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.3% of people.
19.7% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 Mulgoa, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mulgoa has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 24 schools located within 3 km. Most of these are government primary schools.
5.19
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
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).
470
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mulgoa
24 schools — 11,291 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 4 · Secondary 4
| Nepean Christian School, Mulgoa | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 541 | 1,049 |
| Mulgoa Public School, Mulgoa | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 103 | 980 |
| Glenmore Park High School, Glenmore Park | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 956 | 976 |
| Nangamay Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 413 | 1,050 |
| Fernhill School, Glenmore Park | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 129 | 956 |
| Bethany Catholic Primary School, Glenmore Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 540 | 1,058 |
| Caroline Chisholm College, Glenmore Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,011 | 1,054 |
| Lapstone Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 158 | 1,113 |
| Regentville Public School, Regentville | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 523 | 1,003 |
| Glenmore Park Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 455 | 994 |
| Wallacia Public School, Wallacia | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 53 | 959 |
| Surveyors Creek Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Leonay Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 191 | 1,049 |
| Glenbrook Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 338 | 1,120 |
| Jamisontown Public School, South Penrith | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 317 | 980 |
| Penrith Anglican College, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 1,214 | 1,101 |
| York Public School, South Penrith | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 515 | 973 |
| Our Lady of The Way Primary School, Emu Plains | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 328 | 1,047 |
| Emu Plains Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 406 | 993 |
| Jamison High School, South Penrith | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 834 | 964 |
| Penrith Christian School, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 7.1 km | 744 | 1,047 |
| Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School, Emu Plains | Government | Secondary | 8.0 km | 807 | 994 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Luddenham | Catholic | Primary | 8.4 km | 256 | 1,012 |
| Luddenham Public School, Luddenham | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 35 | 911 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mulgoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12825/mulgoa/topic/education