37.3% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Morawa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Morawa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37.3% of adults in Morawa have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap extends to higher education, where the town has much lower rates of university degrees than most similar areas. Most residents hold trade certificates instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below Western Australia's 58% at just 37.3%, a trend that has barely changed since 2016. About a quarter of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Morawa, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 9.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.4% of people.
9.5% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Morawa, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Morawa are most common in engineering and related fields at 17.8%, followed by management and commerce at 9.8% and education at 8.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Morawa has 9 government schools, which is among the highest number of schools per 1,000 children for this type of area. However, the typical school is very small with 64 students, and school advantage scores are much lower than most areas.
9
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
14.22
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Lower than 79% 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).
574
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
64
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 87% 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 Morawa
9 schools — 574 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 9
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Perenjori Primary School, Perenjori | Government | Primary | 23.3 km | 27 | 933 |
| Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Morawa, Morawa | Government | Secondary | 28.5 km | 47 | — |
| Three Springs Primary School, Three Springs | Government | Primary | 28.7 km | 55 | 908 |
| Carnamah District High School, Carnamah | Government | Combined | 28.7 km | 58 | 892 |
| Morawa District High School, Morawa | Government | Combined | 28.7 km | 209 | 902 |
| Coorow Primary School, Coorow | Government | Primary | 46.0 km | 40 | 966 |
| Mingenew Primary School, Mingenew | Government | Primary | 66.2 km | 83 | 1,029 |
| Eneabba Primary School, Eneabba | Government | Primary | 84.9 km | 30 | 953 |
| Leeman Primary School, Leeman | Government | Primary | 116.2 km | 25 | 923 |
Sources
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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/sa2/511041291/morawa/topic/education