75.3% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 71.9%
- 2021: 75.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Pleasant · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Pleasant
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement set Mount Pleasant apart from most similar areas. Nearly half of all adults hold a university degree, and school completion rates are far above the national figure. This creates a highly qualified local population with strong educational outcomes across the board.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the Western Australian and national figures, with 75.3% of residents finishing school. This is among the highest levels of school completion seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Pleasant, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common here, as 45.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia, with postgraduate degrees held by 16.1% of the population.
45.8% ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 45.8%
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 Pleasant, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 26.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.2% and health at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged in similar areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children. Most of the 27 schools within 3km are government primary schools.
0.81
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
821
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,129
Higher than 98% 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 Pleasant
27 schools — 22,159 students, average ICSEA 1,129.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 4 · Secondary 4
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 564 | 1,146 |
| St Benedict's School, Applecross | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 336 | 1,152 |
| Aquinas College, Salter Point | Catholic | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,332 | 1,110 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 331 | 1,116 |
| St Pius X Catholic School, Manning | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 172 | 1,136 |
| Manning Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 436 | 1,105 |
| Applecross Primary School, Applecross | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 571 | 1,155 |
| Rossmoyne Primary School, Rossmoyne | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 407 | 1,147 |
| Booragoon Primary School, Booragoon | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 435 | 1,121 |
| Bateman Primary School, Bateman | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 371 | 1,126 |
| Rossmoyne Senior High School, Rossmoyne | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 2,824 | 1,135 |
| Curtin Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 138 | 1,036 |
| Como Secondary College, Como | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 838 | 1,056 |
| All Saints' College, Bull Creek | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,374 | 1,162 |
| Como Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 460 | 1,140 |
| Shelley Primary School, Shelley | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 439 | 1,136 |
| Corpus Christi College, Bateman | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,789 | 1,116 |
| Winthrop Primary School, Winthrop | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 603 | 1,143 |
| Penrhos College, Como | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,033 | 1,143 |
| Bull Creek Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 405 | 1,139 |
| Willetton Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 626 | 1,133 |
| Oberthur Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 646 | 1,174 |
| Collier Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 298 | 1,076 |
| Willetton Senior High School, Willetton | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 2,767 | 1,131 |
| Burrendah Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 554 | 1,122 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51030/mount-pleasant/topic/education