48.2% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Morayfield - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Morayfield - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Year 12 completion rates have climbed by 9.5 points since 2011 in Morayfield - East, though schooling levels remain low. The area currently has a small proportion of residents with university degrees, with only 9.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people have finished high school here than in most other areas, with 48.2% completing Year 12. This is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Morayfield - East, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.6% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 44.9% of qualifications.
9.6% ▲ +54.3%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Morayfield - East, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.7%, followed by society and culture at 15.3% and engineering at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are only two schools in the area, both of which are government-run. These schools are among the largest of their kind, with an average size of 1,318 students.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.80
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 57% 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).
2,636
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,318
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
936
Lower than 86% 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 Morayfield - East
16 schools — 10,734 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| Morayfield East State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 982 | 931 |
| Morayfield State High School, Morayfield | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,654 | 939 |
| Morayfield State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 455 | 895 |
| Caboolture Special School, Caboolture South | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 197 | 962 |
| Lee Street State Special School, Caboolture | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 131 | 941 |
| Caboolture State High School, Caboolture | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,373 | 942 |
| Horizons College of Learning and Enrichment, Caboolture | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 225 | 918 |
| Caboolture State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 254 | 888 |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Caboolture | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 646 | 1,018 |
| St Columban's College, Caboolture | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,171 | 1,026 |
| Caboolture East State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 539 | 930 |
| Minimbah State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 668 | 949 |
| Alta-1 College, Caboolture | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 132 | 956 |
| St Eugene College, Burpengary | Catholic | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,494 | 1,031 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Primary School, Caboolture | Independent | Primary | 5.0 km | 339 | 1,042 |
| Tullawong State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 474 | 897 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Morayfield - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313021368/morayfield-east/topic/education