35.2% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moira · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Moira
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Moira have finished high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 35.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. While these rates have risen since 2011, the region continues to trail the state and national averages in formal qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Australian average at 35.2%, though this rose 7.1 points since 2011. About 22.4% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 16.7% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moira, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.9% of the population.
10.3% ▲ +38.6%
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Moira, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in engineering and related fields at 15.3%. Management and commerce follow at 12.0%, with health qualifications making up 10.8% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Moira has 20 schools and 5,032 enrolments, with a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. Most students attend government schools (65%) and 60% of the schools are primary.
20
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.96
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5,032
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
252
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moira
20 schools — 5,032 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Yarrawonga College P-12, Yarrawonga | Government | Combined | — | 1,008 | 964 |
| St Mary of the Angels College, Nathalia | Catholic | Secondary | — | 562 | 1,009 |
| Cobram Secondary College, Cobram | Government | Secondary | — | 457 | 952 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Yarrawonga | Catholic | Primary | — | 443 | 1,046 |
| Cobram Anglican Grammar School, Cobram | Independent | Combined | — | 387 | 1,010 |
| St Joseph's School, Cobram | Catholic | Primary | — | 308 | 1,006 |
| Cobram Primary School, Cobram | Government | Primary | — | 268 | 933 |
| Numurkah Secondary College, Numurkah | Government | Secondary | — | 263 | 935 |
| St Joseph's School, Numurkah | Catholic | Primary | — | 248 | 999 |
| Sacred Heart College, Yarrawonga | Catholic | Secondary | — | 236 | 1,021 |
| Nathalia Primary School, Nathalia | Government | Primary | — | 165 | 965 |
| Numurkah Primary School, Numurkah | Government | Primary | — | 152 | 934 |
| Nathalia Secondary College, Nathalia | Government | Secondary | — | 120 | 924 |
| St Francis' School, Nathalia | Catholic | Primary | — | 97 | 1,006 |
| Katunga Primary School, Katunga | Government | Primary | — | 95 | 962 |
| Cobram and District Specialist School, Cobram | Government | Combined | — | 66 | 929 |
| Strathmerton Primary School, Strathmerton | Government | Primary | — | 58 | 954 |
| Katamatite Primary School, Katamatite | Government | Primary | — | 37 | 974 |
| Tungamah Primary School, Tungamah | Government | Primary | — | 31 | 948 |
| Wunghnu Primary School, Wunghnu | Government | Primary | — | 31 | 907 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21602/moira/topic/education