56.2% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Clarence · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Clarence
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Mount Clarence, where over a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This academic strength is reflected in a workforce with a diverse range of professional degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the Western Australian and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Clarence, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 26.5% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the state average.
26.5% ▲ +96.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mount Clarence splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Education (17.1%) and Health (15.8%), followed by Management and Commerce at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is exceptionally well-served with 14.18 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas.
14.18
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
367
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 56% 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 Clarence
9 schools — 3,300 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 830 | 995 |
| Albany Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 396 | 1,024 |
| Spencer Park Primary School, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 303 | 938 |
| Spencer Park Education Support Centre, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 60 | 930 |
| St Joseph's College, Albany | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 675 | 1,023 |
| Bethel Christian School, Albany | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 318 | 1,019 |
| John Calvin School (Albany), Albany | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 169 | 1,000 |
| Yakamia Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 437 | 968 |
| Parklands School, Albany | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 112 | 1,063 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Clarence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51009/mount-clarence/topic/education