35.0% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moree Plains · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Moree Plains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 35% of people in Moree Plains have finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. While school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011, the area still sees much lower levels of formal education than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, though it has risen nearly 4 points since 2011. About a quarter of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 11.6% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moree Plains, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25.4% of people.
11.5% ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Moree Plains, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 11.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 10.4%. Society and culture is the next most frequent area of study at 8.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 16 schools, which is more than about 68% of similar areas, and the number of schools per 1,000 children is higher than most places. However, school sizes are smaller than average and they have a much lower average advantage score than most other areas.
16
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.10
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,811
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
113
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
835
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moree Plains
16 schools — 1,811 students, average ICSEA 835.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 5 · Secondary 1
| Moree Public School, Moree | Government | Primary | — | 432 | 862 |
| Moree Secondary College, Moree | Government | Secondary | — | 369 | 771 |
| St Philomena's School, Moree | Catholic | Combined | — | 336 | 952 |
| Moree East Public School, Moree | Government | Primary | — | 230 | 689 |
| Moree Christian School, Moree | Independent | Combined | — | 126 | 1,002 |
| Boggabilla Central School, Boggabilla | Government | Combined | — | 79 | 670 |
| Mungindi Central School, Mungindi | Government | Combined | — | 66 | 795 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Mungindi | Catholic | Primary | — | 47 | 957 |
| Toomelah Public School, Boggabilla | Government | Primary | — | 41 | 625 |
| Bullarah Public School, Bullarah | Government | Primary | — | 24 | 887 |
| Pallamallawa Public School, Pallamallawa | Government | Primary | — | 21 | 857 |
| Garah Public School, Garah | Government | Primary | — | 14 | 933 |
| Mallawa Public School, Moree | Government | Primary | — | 11 | 874 |
| Barwon Learning Centre, Moree | Government | Combined | — | 7 | — |
| Boomi Public School, Boomi | Government | Primary | — | 7 | 770 |
| Tulloona Public School, Tulloona | Government | Primary | — | 1 | — |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moree Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15300/moree-plains/topic/education