35.2% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moira · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Moira
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower school completion rates than most similar areas define Moira, where only 35.2% of residents finished Year 12. While this is far below the national figure, the number of people completing high school has risen by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.2% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is the most common highest year of school, though 22.4% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moira, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas, with only 10.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average, though the figure has risen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
10.3% ▲ +38.5%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Moira, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 15.3%, followed by management and commerce at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Moira has 20 schools with a total of 5,032 enrolments, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools (65%) and 60% are primary schools.
20
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.96
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5,032
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
252
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moira
20 schools — 5,032 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Yarrawonga College P-12, Yarrawonga | Government | Combined | — | 1,008 | 964 |
| St Mary of the Angels College, Nathalia | Catholic | Secondary | — | 562 | 1,009 |
| Cobram Secondary College, Cobram | Government | Secondary | — | 457 | 952 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Yarrawonga | Catholic | Primary | — | 443 | 1,046 |
| Cobram Anglican Grammar School, Cobram | Independent | Combined | — | 387 | 1,010 |
| St Joseph's School, Cobram | Catholic | Primary | — | 308 | 1,006 |
| Cobram Primary School, Cobram | Government | Primary | — | 268 | 933 |
| Numurkah Secondary College, Numurkah | Government | Secondary | — | 263 | 935 |
| St Joseph's School, Numurkah | Catholic | Primary | — | 248 | 999 |
| Sacred Heart College, Yarrawonga | Catholic | Secondary | — | 236 | 1,021 |
| Nathalia Primary School, Nathalia | Government | Primary | — | 165 | 965 |
| Numurkah Primary School, Numurkah | Government | Primary | — | 152 | 934 |
| Nathalia Secondary College, Nathalia | Government | Secondary | — | 120 | 924 |
| St Francis' School, Nathalia | Catholic | Primary | — | 97 | 1,006 |
| Katunga Primary School, Katunga | Government | Primary | — | 95 | 962 |
| Cobram and District Specialist School, Cobram | Government | Combined | — | 66 | 929 |
| Strathmerton Primary School, Strathmerton | Government | Primary | — | 58 | 954 |
| Katamatite Primary School, Katamatite | Government | Primary | — | 37 | 974 |
| Tungamah Primary School, Tungamah | Government | Primary | — | 31 | 948 |
| Wunghnu Primary School, Wunghnu | Government | Primary | — | 31 | 907 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24900/moira/topic/education