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Morawa · Council (LGA)

Education & Qualifications in Morawa

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Certificates III and IV are the most common qualification in Morawa, where 28.4% of adults hold one. This community has a lower rate of higher education and school completion compared to both the state and the national figures.

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📍 Morawa, Council (LGA)

Where Morawa sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.1% ▲ +17.5%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Morawa — lower than 65% of areas.

Morawa11.1%
Rest of WA 13.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41.0% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is an improvement on 2011, when the rate was 37.9%.

Completed Year 12

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41.0% ▲ +8.3%

Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Morawa, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 41.0% Year 10 21.6% Year 11 10.8% Year 9 or below 7.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.1% of the population, far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%. This figure has risen slightly from 9.4% in 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.1% ▲ +17.5%

Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Morawa, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).

Certificate III / IV 28.4% Bachelor degree 12.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.6% Certificate I / II 3.3% Postgraduate degree 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Education and Engineering are the most common fields of study, accounting for 12.5% and 11.2% of qualifications respectively. Management and commerce follows at 8.9%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Morawa has two government schools with a total of 256 enrolments. While these schools are smaller than most, there are 13.61 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest for this level.

Average school ICSEA

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902

Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Morawa

2 schools — 256 students, average ICSEA 902.

By sector: Government 2

By type: Combined 1 · Secondary 1
Morawa District High School, Morawa Government Combined — 209 902
Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Morawa, Morawa Government Secondary — 47 —

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Morawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55670/morawa/topic/education