34.4% ▲ +50.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Whitestone · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Whitestone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34.4% of residents in Mount Whitestone finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This makes it an area where fewer people hold high-level school or university qualifications compared to most other places in Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below both the state and national figures. In this area, nearly 40% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Whitestone, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (37%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 10.6%, which is far below the Australian average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 35.2% of residents.
10.6% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Whitestone, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (27%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 20.4%, followed by Health and Education, which both sit at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child and two within 3 km, though the typical school size is very small with only 18 students. All local schools are government-run primary schools.
43.48
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
18
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 69% 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 Whitestone
2 schools — 35 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Mount Whitestone State School, Mount Whitestone | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 9 | 934 |
| Ma Ma Creek State School, Ma Ma Creek | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 26 | 967 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Whitestone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32038/mount-whitestone/topic/education