53.7% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Taylor · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Taylor
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Mount Taylor have shifted over the years, with 22.6% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure. The community shows a mix of vocational and higher education, with a strong lean toward trade and professional certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 53.7%, finished Year 12. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Taylor, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.6% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are common, with 37.4% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
22.6% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 Taylor, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in Mount Taylor are spread across several fields, with Engineering (19.6%) and Education (18.4%) being the most common, followed by Health at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most schools with an average size of 32 students. This school also has a much lower advantage score than most other schools.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
32
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
922
Lower than 86% 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 Taylor
1 school — 32 students, average ICSEA 922.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Clifton Creek Primary School, Clifton Creek | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 32 | 922 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Taylor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21813/mount-taylor/topic/education