34.1% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mulwala · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mulwala
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Mulwala compared to the state average. Only 34.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is 25 points lower than the national figure. This gap extends into higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 34.1% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. For many others, the highest year of schooling completed was Year 10 (26.2%) or Year 11 (14.5%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mulwala, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 8.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common, as 41.4% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.6% ▲ +46.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Mulwala, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 16%, followed by Architecture and building at 10.7% and Management and commerce at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mulwala has 4 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. The local schools are split evenly between government and Catholic providers, with a typical school size of 434 students.
2.51
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
434
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mulwala
4 schools — 1,735 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Mulwala Public School, Mulwala | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 48 | 967 |
| Sacred Heart College, Yarrawonga | Catholic | Secondary | 10.8 km | 236 | 1,021 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Yarrawonga | Catholic | Primary | 11.1 km | 443 | 1,046 |
| Yarrawonga College P-12, Yarrawonga | Government | Combined | 12.2 km | 1,008 | 964 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mulwala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12841/mulwala/topic/education