40.3% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Sheila · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Sheila
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 40.3% of residents in Mount Sheila have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less likely to have high school or university qualifications than most other parts of Australia. Education levels here are generally much lower than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Western Australian and national figures, with only 40.3% of people finishing their secondary schooling. About 15% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 9.7% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Sheila, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High-level degrees are rare here, with only 8.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national rate of 26.3%, though a larger group of 33.3% hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Sheila, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 26.6%. Other notable areas of study include Architecture and building at 5.4% and Management and commerce at 5.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. All three are government schools, though they have an average advantage score that is much lower than most other areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
286
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
906
Lower than 87% 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 Sheila
3 schools — 858 students, average ICSEA 906.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| North Tom Price Primary School, Tom Price | Government | Primary | 38.6 km | 275 | 910 |
| Tom Price Senior High School, Tom Price | Government | Secondary | 39.8 km | 311 | 896 |
| Tom Price Primary School, Tom Price | Government | Primary | 40.5 km | 272 | 912 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Sheila [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51033/mount-sheila/topic/education