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Education & Qualifications in Mount Best

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Nearly half of all adults in Mount Best hold a bachelor degree, making it an exceptionally well-educated community. This high level of academic achievement is reflected in the schooling data, where the proportion of people finishing Year 12 is well above the national figure.

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Where Mount Best sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

42.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Best — higher than 94% of areas.

Mount Best42.5%
3960, VIC 18.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is high here at 67.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 58.8% national figure.

Highest year of school

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In Mount Best, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 11 is next at 18%.

Year 12 67.6% Year 11 14.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

At 42.5%, the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is among the highest at this level and far above the Victorian average of 29.2%.

Highest qualification level

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In Mount Best, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Certificate III / IV (31%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (14%).

Bachelor degree 46.4% Certificate III / IV 32.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Degrees in this community are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Education both at 21.4%, followed by Agriculture and Environment at 17.9%.

Field of qualification

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Mount Best splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (23%) and Education (23%), with Agriculture & environment at 19%.

Engineering & related 21.4% Education 21.4% Agriculture & environment 17.9% Natural & physical sciences 10.7% Management & commerce 10.7% Society & culture 10.7%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait for about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Best [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21774/mount-best/topic/education