35.6% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moree · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Moree
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More a larger share of residents have finished school and earned degrees since 2011, but education levels remain low. Only 35.6% of people in Moree finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of increasing qualifications is visible across both school and university levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 rose 6.1 points since 2011 to 35.6%. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, and is much lower than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moree, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, 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 12.4% of the population, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. This figure rose 3.6 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 27.6%.
12.4% ▲ +40.6%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
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, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Management and Commerce at 12.4%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Moree has six schools, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. While the average school size is 250 students, the area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most places.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.73
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,500
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
250
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
845
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moree
6 schools — 1,500 students, average ICSEA 845.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 3 · Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St Philomena's School, Moree | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 336 | 952 |
| Moree Public School, Moree | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 432 | 862 |
| Moree East Public School, Moree | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 230 | 689 |
| Moree Christian School, Moree | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 126 | 1,002 |
| Moree Secondary College, Moree | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 369 | 771 |
| Barwon Learning Centre, Moree | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 7 | — |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110031195/moree/topic/education