50.2% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Helena · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Helena
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common credential in Mount Helena, where 38.7% of adults hold one. The area has a strong presence of local schools, though higher education levels remain well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 50.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Helena, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.5%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.5% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Mount Helena, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 21.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mount Helena is better served for schools than 79% of similar areas, with seven schools within 3 km and an average school advantage score that is higher than most.
2.96
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
359
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 67% 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 Helena
7 schools — 2,516 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Eastern Hills Senior High School, Mount Helena | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 789 | 998 |
| Mount Helena Primary School, Mount Helena | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 136 | 971 |
| Sawyers Valley Primary School, Sawyers Valley | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 150 | 1,017 |
| Chidlow Primary School, Chidlow | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 132 | 968 |
| Mundaring Christian College, Mundaring | Independent | Primary | 5.5 km | 809 | 1,051 |
| Mundaring Primary School, Mundaring | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 336 | 1,027 |
| Sacred Heart School, Mundaring | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 164 | 1,041 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Helena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51016/mount-helena/topic/education