41.2% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mullingar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mullingar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Mullingar finished high school compared to most similar areas. Only 41.2% completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates are low here, with 41.2% finishing Year 12, far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 28.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mullingar, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.8% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 40.4%.
14.8% ▲ +84.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Mullingar, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 33%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 29.8%, followed by management and commerce at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mullingar has eight schools within 3 km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are mostly government primary schools, with an average size of 424 students.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
424
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower 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 Mullingar
8 schools — 3,394 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2
| Hannans Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 343 | 978 |
| East Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 158 | 648 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 382 | 1,030 |
| North Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 481 | 960 |
| Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 496 | 980 |
| Eastern Goldfields College, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 485 | 954 |
| John Paul College, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Secondary | 7.4 km | 699 | 1,010 |
| South Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 350 | 909 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mullingar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51050/mullingar/topic/education