56.0% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Pleasant · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Pleasant
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 6 percentage points separates Mount Pleasant from the Victorian average for Year 12 completions. While 56% of residents finished high school, the area sees a surprisingly high number of adults with university degrees compared to similar places. This creates a distinct educational profile for the small locality.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 56%, completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Others in the area finished at Year 10 (14.9%), Year 11 (11.8%), or Year 9 or below (10.8%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Pleasant, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate much higher than most similar areas despite being a little below the national figure. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 30% and bachelor degrees at 26.3%.
24.9% ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 24.9%
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 Pleasant splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Study areas are varied, with society and culture being the most common field at 15.5%. Management and commerce follow at 12.9%, while education, health, and engineering each make up about 11% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local schools are much larger and have a much higher advantage score than most similar areas, with 25 schools located within 3km. Most of these are primary schools (68%) and over half are government run (52%).
2.76
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
533
Higher than 76% 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 Pleasant
25 schools — 12,783 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 10 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 129 | 972 |
| Sovereign Hill School, Ballarat | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | — | — |
| St Aloysius' School, Redan | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 254 | 1,022 |
| Ballarat Christian College, Sebastopol | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 406 | 1,058 |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street), Ballarat | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 227 | 1,069 |
| St Patrick's School, Ballarat | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 249 | 1,096 |
| Sebastopol Primary School, Sebastopol | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 98 | 901 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College, Sebastopol | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,473 | 947 |
| Canadian Lead Primary School, Ballarat East | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 235 | 952 |
| Newington Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 278 | 1,007 |
| St Alipius' Parish School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 248 | 1,052 |
| St James' School, Sebastopol | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 166 | 1,034 |
| Mount Clear Primary School, Mount Clear | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 221 | 991 |
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat), Lake Wendouree | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 350 | 1,095 |
| Ballarat Clarendon College, Ballarat | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,896 | 1,172 |
| St Patrick's College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,267 | 1,055 |
| Delacombe Primary School, Delacombe | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 641 | 970 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 83 | 951 |
| Lumen Christi School, Delacombe | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 324 | 1,029 |
| Mount Clear College, Mount Clear | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 982 | 996 |
| Damascus College, Mount Clear | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,215 | 1,052 |
| Black Hill Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Mount Clear | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 362 | 1,088 |
| Loreto College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 948 | 1,073 |
| St Columba's School, Ballarat North | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 334 | 1,090 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21807/mount-pleasant/topic/education