53.8% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Melville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Melville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become more common in Mount Melville, where nearly a quarter of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is much higher than most similar areas, the proportion of people finishing Year 12 remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 53.8%, completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits well below the Western Australian and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Melville, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is likely to hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 30.9%. About 23.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
23.2% ▲ +49.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 Melville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Mount Melville are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 16.9% and health at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well-served by 12 schools within 3km, which is more than 84% of similar places. Most of these are government schools, with an average size of 403 students.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
403
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% 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 Melville
12 schools — 4,840 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| John Calvin School (Albany), Albany | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 169 | 1,000 |
| Parklands School, Albany | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 112 | 1,063 |
| Yakamia Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 437 | 968 |
| Bethel Christian School, Albany | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 318 | 1,019 |
| Albany Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 396 | 1,024 |
| Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 830 | 995 |
| Mount Lockyer Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 599 | 926 |
| North Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 881 | 959 |
| Albany Secondary Education Support Centre, Albany | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 60 | 944 |
| Spencer Park Primary School, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 303 | 938 |
| Spencer Park Education Support Centre, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 60 | 930 |
| St Joseph's College, Albany | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 675 | 1,023 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51025/mount-melville/topic/education