39.5% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mitchell Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mitchell Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Mitchell Park have finished high school compared to previous trends and other regions. Only 39.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian and national figures. This gap is reflected in a workforce where trade certificates are more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school than in the rest of the state, with only 39.5% completing Year 12. This is 22 points lower than the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mitchell Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with 14.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most frequent at 39.7%.
14.0% ▲ +51.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 Mitchell Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 22.4%, management and commerce at 13.8%, and health at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar places. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 570 students and a higher than average advantage score.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
570
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mitchell Park
13 schools — 7,413 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Miners Rest Primary School, Miners Rest | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 353 | 994 |
| Yuille Park Community College, Wendouree | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 209 | 840 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Wendouree | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 101 | 1,017 |
| Siena Catholic Primary School, Lucas | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 336 | 1,055 |
| Lucas Primary School, Lucas | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 527 | 1,029 |
| Mount Rowan Secondary College, Wendouree | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 678 | 938 |
| Forest Street Primary School, Wendouree | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 232 | 919 |
| St Thomas More School, Alfredton | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 431 | 1,087 |
| Wendouree Primary School, Wendouree | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 116 | 917 |
| Ballarat Grammar, Wendouree | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 1,989 | 1,120 |
| Alfredton Primary School, Alfredton | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 527 | 1,009 |
| Ballarat Specialist School, Lake Gardens | Government | Combined | 5.7 km | 453 | 950 |
| Ballarat High School, Lake Gardens | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 1,461 | 1,016 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mitchell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21707/mitchell-park/topic/education