30.1% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Colliery · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Colliery
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Year 10 is the most common final school year for residents in Mount Colliery, where only 30.1% of people finished Year 12. This level of schooling is far below the national figure, reflecting a community with fewer formal academic qualifications than most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below both the state and national figures, sitting at 30.1%. Roughly 35% of residents left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Colliery, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are more typical at 28.1%.
8.6% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Colliery, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Health at 18.8% and Education at 14.1%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government school, which is a combined primary and secondary site. This school is smaller than most and has an advantage score that is much lower than similar areas.
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).
131
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 75% 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 Colliery
1 school — 131 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Killarney P-10 State School, Killarney | Government | Combined | 11.3 km | 131 | 946 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Colliery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31948/mount-colliery/topic/education