77.5% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 77.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mitcham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mitcham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 46% of adults in Mitcham hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This high level of tertiary education is reflected in the broader community, where school completion rates are also among the highest for similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the South Australian and national figures, with 77.5% of residents finishing their final school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mitcham, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very high proportion of university graduates, with 45.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the state figure of 22.7%.
45.6% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 45.6%
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 Mitcham, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 20.1%, followed by health at 18.7% and society and culture at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mitcham is served by 24 schools within 3km, a number larger than about 91% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 731 students.
24
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).
731
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,121
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mitcham
24 schools — 17,538 students, average ICSEA 1,121.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 7 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 7 · Secondary 5
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
| Mercedes College, Springfield | Catholic | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,111 | 1,133 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus, Belair | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,009 | 1,141 |
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, Colonel Light Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 688 | 1,119 |
| Belair Primary School, Belair | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 490 | 1,117 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 172 | 1,087 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Springbank Secondary College, Pasadena | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 249 | 1,021 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School, Westbourne Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 480 | 1,126 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| Glen Osmond Primary School, Myrtle Bank | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 363 | 1,143 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Cabra Dominican College, Cumberland Park | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,165 | 1,065 |
| Seymour College, Glen Osmond | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 715 | 1,150 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| Glenunga International High School, Glenunga | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 2,340 | 1,153 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40891/mitcham/topic/education