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Education & Qualifications in Mountain View

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Mountain View compared to the rest of the state. While the area does better than many similar places, it still sits well below national figures for education levels.

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Where Mountain View sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mountain View — higher than 59% of areas.

Mountain View17.2%
3988, VIC 14.9%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just over half of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Roughly 28% of the population finished school at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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50.8% —

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Mountain View, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (15%).

Year 12 50.8% Year 10 27.9% Year 11 16.4% Year 9 or below 13.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 17.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 48.8% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.2% —

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Mountain View, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.

Certificate III / IV 48.8% Bachelor degree 19.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 7.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications in Mountain View are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 17.1%, followed by health at 14.6%.

Field of qualification

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Mountain View splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (21%) and Health (18%), with Information technology at 15%.

Society & culture 17.1% Health 14.6% Information technology 12.2% Engineering & related 12.2% Management & commerce 12.2% Architecture & building 7.3% Agriculture & environment 7.3%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Mountain View — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mountain View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21818/mountain-view/topic/education