46.0% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Egerton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Egerton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas mark Mount Egerton, though few residents finished Year 12. Only 46% of people completed their final year of high school, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Despite this, a strong proportion of adults hold professional certificates and degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 46%, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. This puts the area around the middle for its level, though it remains well under state figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Egerton, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
19.0% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 Mount Egerton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 18.6%, followed by management and commerce at 16% and society and culture at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, with three primary schools within 3km. These schools are much smaller than most, though they have a much higher average advantage score than most areas.
7.30
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
76
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% 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 Egerton
3 schools — 227 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Mount Egerton Primary School, Mount Egerton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 10 | 1,049 |
| Gordon Primary School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 141 | 1,032 |
| St Patrick's School, Gordon | Catholic | Primary | 8.6 km | 76 | 1,048 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Egerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21792/mount-egerton/topic/education