34.0% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mooroopna · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mooroopna
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Mooroopna, held by 35.5% of residents. The area has a low rate of formal schooling and university degrees compared to the rest of the state, though both have seen a slight increase over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Mooroopna finished Year 12 compared to the national figure, with only 34% completing their final year. This is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%, although the result rose 4.4 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mooroopna, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. This figure is among the lowest for similar areas, despite rising 2.4 points since 2011.
9.3% ▲ +34.9%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Mooroopna, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are society and culture at 13.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.6%. Management and commerce accounts for 11.7% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mooroopna has three primary schools with a total of 677 enrolments. The average school size of 226 and the average school advantage score are both much lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.15
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 66% 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).
677
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
226
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
920
Lower than 88% 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 Mooroopna
13 schools — 4,853 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| St Mary's School, Mooroopna | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 272 | 987 |
| Mooroopna Primary School, Mooroopna | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 237 | 900 |
| Mooroopna Park Primary School, Mooroopna | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 168 | 839 |
| Ardmona Primary School, Ardmona | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 8 | 885 |
| Guthrie Street Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 475 | 972 |
| Wilmot Road Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 232 | 833 |
| St Georges Road Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 483 | 834 |
| Shepparton ACE Secondary College, Shepparton | Independent | Secondary | 5.2 km | 97 | 912 |
| Gowrie Street Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 196 | 811 |
| St Mel's School, Shepparton | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 156 | 999 |
| Notre Dame College, Shepparton | Catholic | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,683 | 1,030 |
| St Brendan's School, Shepparton | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 347 | 1,017 |
| St Anne's College, Kialla | Catholic | Combined | 6.6 km | 499 | 1,022 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mooroopna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216031415/mooroopna/topic/education