56.4% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mulgoa · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Mulgoa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Typical education levels in Mulgoa sit around the middle for similar areas. While the proportion of adults with a university degree is well below the national figure, there has been a steady climb in both school completion and higher qualifications since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents finished Year 12, a figure that rose 10 points since 2011. This 56.4% is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mulgoa, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.9% of the population, which is well below the state and national figures. This represents a 6.3 point increase since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 32.9%.
18.9% ▲ +50.2%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 Mulgoa, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 22.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mulgoa has some of the largest school enrolments for its level, with 20,010 students. There are 36 schools within 3km, a number larger than about 88% of similar areas, and most of these are government schools at 55.6%.
1.88
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 86% 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).
20,010
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
556
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mulgoa
36 schools — 20,010 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 9 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 8 · Secondary 7
| Mamre Anglican School, Kemps Creek | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Trinity Catholic Primary School, Kemps Creek | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 263 | 1,012 |
| Emmaus Catholic College, Kemps Creek | Catholic | Secondary | 5.4 km | 674 | 996 |
| Blackwell Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 480 | 980 |
| Penrith Anglican College, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 1,214 | 1,101 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Luddenham | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 256 | 1,012 |
| Kemps Creek Public School, Kemps Creek | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 114 | 947 |
| Banks Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 417 | 971 |
| Christadelphian Heritage College Sydney, Kemps Creek | Independent | Combined | 6.7 km | 271 | 1,048 |
| Nangamay Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 413 | 1,050 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, St Clair | Catholic | Primary | 7.0 km | 331 | 1,043 |
| St Clair Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 325 | 975 |
| St Clair High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 7.3 km | 718 | 956 |
| Erskine Park High School, Erskine Park | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 835 | 962 |
| James Erskine Public School, Erskine Park | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 486 | 980 |
| Fernhill School, Glenmore Park | Government | Combined | 7.7 km | 129 | 956 |
| Nepean Christian School, Mulgoa | Independent | Combined | 7.7 km | 541 | 1,049 |
| Surveyors Creek Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Clairgate Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 409 | 982 |
| Mulgoa Public School, Mulgoa | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 103 | 980 |
| Glenmore Park High School, Glenmore Park | Government | Secondary | 8.4 km | 956 | 976 |
| Glenmore Park Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 455 | 994 |
| Caroline Chisholm College, Glenmore Park | Catholic | Secondary | 8.6 km | 1,011 | 1,054 |
| St Narsai Assyrian Christian College, Horsley Park | Independent | Secondary | 8.6 km | 713 | 923 |
| Bethany Catholic Primary School, Glenmore Park | Catholic | Primary | 8.6 km | 540 | 1,058 |
| Wallacia Public School, Wallacia | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 53 | 959 |
| Irfan College, Cecil Park | Independent | Combined | 9.0 km | 382 | 1,035 |
| Regentville Public School, Regentville | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 523 | 1,003 |
| Al-Faisal College - Liverpool, Austral | Independent | Combined | 10.0 km | 1,573 | 1,097 |
| Marion Catholic Primary School, Horsley Park | Catholic | Primary | 10.6 km | 186 | 1,037 |
| Horsley Park Public School, Horsley Park | Government | Primary | 10.8 km | 84 | 932 |
| Arrahman College, Austral | Independent | Primary | 10.8 km | 256 | 1,084 |
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 11.7 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills | Government | Secondary | 12.1 km | 1,342 | 986 |
| Thomas Hassall Anglican College, Middleton Grange | Independent | Combined | 12.6 km | 1,721 | 1,083 |
| Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange | Government | Primary | 13.1 km | 465 | 1,010 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mulgoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10055/mulgoa/topic/education