37.6% ▲ +36.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Cottrell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Cottrell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Mount Cottrell than in most other areas, which shapes the local skills landscape. Only 37.6% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. This gap is reflected in the qualification levels across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the national figure, with only 37.6% of people reaching this milestone. About 21.9% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Cottrell, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 9 or below (24%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common high-level qualification, held by 40.4% of people.
12.3% ▲ +92.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Mount Cottrell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees or certificates, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 19.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.1%.
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 places. These schools are typically large, and the average school advantage score is much higher than in most areas.
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).
806
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 77% 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 Cottrell
17 schools — 13,702 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Barayip Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 219 | 1,059 |
| Wimba Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 446 | 1,053 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Tarneit | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 384 | 1,068 |
| Tarneit Rise Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 1,640 | 1,051 |
| Nearnung Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 485 | 1,045 |
| St Teresa of Kolkata Catholic Primary School, Tarneit North | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 204 | 1,104 |
| Tarneit Senior College, Tarneit | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 895 | 1,005 |
| Tarneit P-9 College, Tarneit | Government | Combined | 6.7 km | 2,010 | 1,026 |
| Karwan Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 823 | 1,067 |
| Eynesbury Primary School, Eynesbury | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 458 | 1,008 |
| Brinbeal Secondary College, Tarneit | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 454 | 1,039 |
| Islamic College of Melbourne, Tarneit | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 2,017 | 1,083 |
| Rockbank Primary School, Rockbank | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 615 | 1,027 |
| Davis Creek Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 930 | 1,046 |
| Exford Primary School, Exford | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 326 | 1,003 |
| St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Primary School, Weir Views | Catholic | Primary | 8.3 km | 473 | 1,024 |
| Aintree Primary School, Aintree | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 1,323 | 1,058 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Cottrell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21786/mount-cottrell/topic/education