36.6% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mulgrave · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mulgrave
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Mulgrave have seen a shift over the last decade, though the area still faces significant gaps in school completion. Only 36.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This reflects a local trend where many adults left school early or pursued trade qualifications instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the national figure of 58.8%, with 36.6% of people finishing. The most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10, at 39.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Mulgrave splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (45%) and Year 12 (42%), with Year 11 at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Instead, trade qualifications are common, with 41.9% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
10.1% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Mulgrave, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area are most likely to have studied Engineering and related fields, which account for 35.5% of degrees. Health and Management and Commerce follow at 12.9% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 82% of similar areas. Most of these are government-run (60%) and primary schools (70%), with a typical school size of 475 students.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
475
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mulgrave
10 schools — 4,746 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Windsor High School, Mcgraths Hill | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 642 | 923 |
| Arndell Anglican College, Oakville | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,220 | 1,064 |
| Windsor Public School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 125 | 944 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 303 | 1,021 |
| Windsor Park Public School, South Windsor | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 231 | 949 |
| Windsor South Public School, South Windsor | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 333 | 858 |
| Chisholm Catholic Primary School, Bligh Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 411 | 1,005 |
| Bede Polding College, South Windsor | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,101 | 1,007 |
| Vineyard Public School, Vineyard | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 97 | 955 |
| Bligh Park Public School, Bligh Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 283 | 933 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mulgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12826/mulgrave/topic/education