62.0% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blue Mountains · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Blue Mountains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people hold high-level qualifications in the Blue Mountains than in most similar areas. Around 32.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This trend of higher education is reflected in school results and a growing number of residents finishing their secondary studies.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion has climbed 10 points since 2011, with 62.0% of residents now finishing Year 12. This is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blue Mountains, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 32.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure rose 8.6 points since 2011 and sits well above the national average of 26.3%.
32.1% ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Blue Mountains splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are society and culture at 15.8% and management and commerce at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools in the area are generally smaller than most, but there are more of them per child than in similar places. Most students attend government schools, which make up 63.6% of the sector.
2.63
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
Higher than 82% of state electorate 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).
10,666
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
323
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blue Mountains
33 schools — 10,666 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 8 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 7 · Secondary 5
| Kindlehill School, Wentworth Falls | Independent | Combined | 8.8 km | 114 | 1,077 |
| Blue Mountains Grammar School, Wentworth Falls | Independent | Combined | 9.4 km | 512 | 1,140 |
| Korowal School, Hazelbrook | Independent | Combined | 9.4 km | 259 | 1,084 |
| Wentworth Falls Public School, Wentworth Falls | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 370 | 1,074 |
| Lawson Public School, Lawson | Government | Primary | 10.0 km | 196 | 1,000 |
| Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School, Lawson | Catholic | Primary | 10.1 km | 115 | 1,076 |
| Blue Mountains Steiner School, Hazelbrook | Independent | Primary | 11.2 km | 69 | 1,073 |
| Leura Public School, Leura | Government | Primary | 11.3 km | 199 | 1,055 |
| Hazelbrook Public School, Hazelbrook | Government | Primary | 11.4 km | 356 | 1,044 |
| Katoomba North Public School, Katoomba | Government | Primary | 11.7 km | 128 | 986 |
| Blackheath Public School, Blackheath | Government | Primary | 11.8 km | 254 | 1,050 |
| Mountains Christian College, Blackheath | Independent | Combined | 12.5 km | 169 | 1,040 |
| St Canice's Primary School, Katoomba | Catholic | Primary | 13.3 km | 67 | 1,020 |
| Katoomba Public School, Katoomba | Government | Primary | 13.3 km | 210 | 1,035 |
| Faulconbridge Public School, Faulconbridge | Government | Primary | 13.9 km | 368 | 1,063 |
| Katoomba High School, Katoomba | Government | Secondary | 14.0 km | 862 | 1,034 |
| Springwood High School, Springwood | Government | Secondary | 14.0 km | 566 | 1,027 |
| Mount Victoria Public School, Mount Victoria | Government | Primary | 15.4 km | 56 | 1,039 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Mount Victoria, Mount Victoria | Independent | Combined | 15.6 km | 87 | 976 |
| St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood | Catholic | Secondary | 16.8 km | 1,112 | 1,088 |
| Springwood Public School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 16.9 km | 370 | 1,059 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Springwood | Catholic | Primary | 17.2 km | 368 | 1,095 |
| Ellison Public School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 17.2 km | 283 | 1,051 |
| Winmalee Public School, Winmalee | Government | Primary | 18.8 km | 359 | 1,043 |
| Megalong Public School, Megalong Valley | Government | Primary | 19.1 km | 3 | 1,046 |
| Winmalee High School, Winmalee | Government | Secondary | 19.4 km | 698 | 1,040 |
| Warrimoo Public School, Warrimoo | Government | Primary | 20.4 km | 146 | 1,052 |
| Wycliffe Hope School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 21.1 km | 39 | 1,037 |
| Blaxland Public School, Blaxland | Government | Primary | 21.2 km | 137 | 1,068 |
| Wycliffe Christian School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 21.2 km | 586 | 1,100 |
| Blaxland High School, Blaxland | Government | Secondary | 22.6 km | 998 | 1,065 |
| Mount Riverview Public School, Mount Riverview | Government | Primary | 23.0 km | 231 | 1,050 |
| Blaxland East Public School, Blaxland East | Government | Primary | 23.3 km | 379 | 1,068 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blue Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10011/blue-mountains/topic/education