53.9% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mundaring · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mundaring
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Six schools for every 1,000 children make Mundaring better served for education than most similar areas. While more adults here hold degrees than in many other local spots, overall school and university completion rates remain well below the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 53.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mundaring, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is a higher share than in most similar areas, but it sits well below the 26.3% figure for Australia.
20.7% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 20.7%
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 Mundaring, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 18.7%, followed by management and commerce at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mundaring has six primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. These schools also have an advantage score that is higher than most other areas.
6.05
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
320
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mundaring
6 schools — 1,919 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6
| Sacred Heart School, Mundaring | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 164 | 1,041 |
| Mundaring Christian College, Mundaring | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 809 | 1,051 |
| Mundaring Primary School, Mundaring | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 336 | 1,027 |
| Sawyers Valley Primary School, Sawyers Valley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 150 | 1,017 |
| Parkerville Primary School, Parkerville | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 288 | 1,023 |
| The Silver Tree Steiner School, Parkerville | Independent | Primary | 6.1 km | 172 | 948 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mundaring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51055/mundaring/topic/education