41.7% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maroota · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Maroota
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 Maroota. The area has a smaller proportion of residents with high-level degrees than the state or national figures. This creates a local profile where practical trade certificates are more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people have finished Year 12 here compared to the national figure, with only 41.7% completing their final year. Around 33.2% of residents finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maroota, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Diploma-level qualifications are more common, held by 18% of adults.
11.5% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Maroota, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 16.6%, followed closely by management and commerce at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, but the two primary schools within 3km are much smaller than most others. These government-run schools also have a much lower advantage score than those in most other areas.
8.00
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality 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).
38
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maroota
2 schools — 75 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Maroota Public School, Maroota | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 31 | 950 |
| Wisemans Ferry Public School, Wisemans Ferry | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 44 | 946 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maroota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12510/maroota/topic/education