49.6% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moorabool · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Moorabool
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Moorabool, held by 36.1% of the population. While higher education levels have risen since 2011, the area's schooling and degree rates remain well below the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly half of residents, 49.6%, have completed Year 12, which is a rise of 11 points since 2011. This figure is still far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moorabool, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. This represents a 5.6 point increase since 2011.
17.9% ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 Moorabool, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 16.1%, followed by management and commerce at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Moorabool has 18 schools with a total of 7,958 enrolments. The average school size of 442 is much higher than most areas, and the average school advantage score is also much higher.
18
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.37
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7,958
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
442
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moorabool
18 schools — 7,958 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Bacchus Marsh Grammar - Maddingley Campus, Bacchus Marsh | Independent | Combined | — | 3,826 | 1,115 |
| Bacchus Marsh College, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Secondary | — | 987 | 966 |
| Bacchus Marsh Primary School, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Primary | — | 776 | 1,008 |
| Pentland Primary School, Bacchus Marsh | Government | Primary | — | 556 | 1,009 |
| Darley Primary School, Darley | Government | Primary | — | 505 | 988 |
| St Bernard's School, Bacchus Marsh | Catholic | Primary | — | 328 | 1,035 |
| Ballan Primary School, Ballan | Government | Primary | — | 231 | 982 |
| Myrniong Primary School, Myrniong | Government | Primary | — | 147 | 1,008 |
| Gordon Primary School, Gordon | Government | Primary | — | 141 | 1,032 |
| St Brigid's School, Ballan | Catholic | Primary | — | 141 | 1,048 |
| St Patrick's School, Gordon | Catholic | Primary | — | 76 | 1,048 |
| Balliang East Primary School, Balliang East | Government | Primary | — | 72 | 928 |
| Coimadai Primary School, Coimadai | Government | Primary | — | 71 | 994 |
| Lal Lal Primary School, Lal Lal | Government | Primary | — | 41 | 983 |
| Bungaree Primary School, Bungaree | Government | Primary | — | 23 | 1,030 |
| St Mary's School, Clarkes Hill | Catholic | Primary | — | 17 | 1,002 |
| Glen Park Primary School, Glen Park | Government | Primary | — | 10 | 1,110 |
| Mount Egerton Primary School, Mount Egerton | Government | Primary | — | 10 | 1,049 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moorabool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25150/moorabool/topic/education