56.2% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Clear · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Clear
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of residents in Mount Clear have higher education levels since 2011. Nearly one in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.2% of residents finished Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, although it remains well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Clear, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 24.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is a little below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are also common, with 26.2% holding a Certificate III or IV.
24.7% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mount Clear splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 15.9%, followed by society and culture at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by 17 schools within 3km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. These schools are larger than average and have a higher advantage score than most.
4.05
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
427
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,006
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Clear
17 schools — 6,825 students, average ICSEA 1,006.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Mount Clear Primary School, Mount Clear | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 221 | 991 |
| Mount Clear College, Mount Clear | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 982 | 996 |
| Damascus College, Mount Clear | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,215 | 1,052 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Mount Clear | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 362 | 1,088 |
| Sebastopol Primary School, Sebastopol | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 98 | 901 |
| Ballarat Christian College, Sebastopol | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 406 | 1,058 |
| St James' School, Sebastopol | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 166 | 1,034 |
| Magpie Primary School, Magpie | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 103 | 923 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 129 | 972 |
| Sovereign Hill School, Ballarat | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Canadian Lead Primary School, Ballarat East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 235 | 952 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College, Sebastopol | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,473 | 947 |
| Ballarat Steiner School, Mount Helen | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 64 | 1,076 |
| St Aloysius' School, Redan | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 254 | 1,022 |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street), Ballarat | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 227 | 1,069 |
| St Patrick's School, Ballarat | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 249 | 1,096 |
| Delacombe Primary School, Delacombe | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 641 | 970 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Clear [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21783/mount-clear/topic/education