47.6% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mollongghip · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mollongghip
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A mix of high-level degrees and lower school completion rates defines the adults of Mollongghip. While nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far fewer residents finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 47.6%, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mollongghip, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 28.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 26.3%.
28.4% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mollongghip splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Postgraduate degree at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 16.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 8.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary school within 3km, which is a Catholic school with a typical size of just 17 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
17
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mollongghip
1 school — 17 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1
| St Mary's School, Clarkes Hill | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 17 | 1,002 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mollongghip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21724/mollongghip/topic/education