29.3% ▲ +31.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mogo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mogo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Mogo have completed high school compared to most other areas. Only 29.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend carries through to higher education, where the area has a much lower rate of university degrees than typical Australian towns.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Other common levels of schooling include Year 10 at 26.6% and Year 9 or below at 14.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Mogo splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the 26.3% national average. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 41.4% of the group.
10.0% ▲ +51.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Mogo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 14.8%, followed by architecture and building at 10.5%. Society and culture is another frequent area of study at 8.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mogo has more schools per child than most areas, with four schools within 3km. Most are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score of 931 is much lower than in similar areas.
16.67
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
290
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mogo
4 schools — 1,158 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Mogo Public School, Mogo | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 27 | 818 |
| St Bernard's Primary School, Batemans Bay, Batehaven | Catholic | Primary | 11.0 km | 394 | 993 |
| Batemans Bay High School, Batehaven | Government | Secondary | 11.1 km | 534 | 902 |
| Sunshine Bay Public School, Batehaven | Government | Primary | 11.2 km | 203 | 903 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mogo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12671/mogo/topic/education