62.3% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moorebank · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moorebank
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce degrees are the most common qualification in Moorebank, where 25.2% of qualified adults hold a certificate in this field. This is a well-educated area where 62.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Moorebank have finished high school than in most other areas. At 62.3%, the rate of Year 12 completion is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moorebank, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the Australian average.
23.4% ▲ +80.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Moorebank splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Outside of management and commerce, the most common fields of study for local residents are engineering and related subjects at 15.1%, and society and culture at 10.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools within 3km and larger than usual school sizes, though there are among the fewest schools per 1,000 children. Government schools make up the vast majority of the sector at 78.8%.
0.36
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
52
Higher than 92% 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).
576
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moorebank
52 schools — 28,816 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 14 · Combined 8
| Hammondville Public School, Hammondville | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 445 | 1,030 |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Holsworthy | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 576 | 1,080 |
| St Mark's Coptic Orthodox College, Wattle Grove | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 896 | 1,132 |
| Nuwarra Public School, Moorebank | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 508 | 997 |
| Holsworthy High School, Holsworthy | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 693 | 1,000 |
| Wattle Grove Public School, Wattle Grove | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 427 | 1,035 |
| Holsworthy Public School, Holsworthy | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 563 | 1,100 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorebank | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 440 | 1,074 |
| Newbridge Heights Public School, Moorebank | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 440 | 1,055 |
| Al Amanah College, Liverpool | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 939 | 1,012 |
| Moorebank High School, Moorebank | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 992 | 1,022 |
| Liverpool Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 562 | 960 |
| Liverpool Hospital School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Casula Public School, Casula | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 660 | 980 |
| Liverpool Girls High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 704 | 941 |
| Gulyangarri Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 267 | 959 |
| All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| Liverpool Boys High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 555 | 925 |
| Milperra Public School, Milperra | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 317 | 1,027 |
| Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 668 | 920 |
| Mainsbridge School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 125 | 949 |
| Warwick Farm Public School, Warwick Farm | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 219 | 951 |
| Chipping Norton Public School, Chipping Norton | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 333 | 1,018 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Lurnea | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 400 | 1,062 |
| Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 59 | 862 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 726 | 977 |
| Lurnea High School, Lurnea | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 696 | 902 |
| Georges River Environmental Education Centre, Chipping Norton | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | — | — |
| Casula High School, Casula | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,281 | 957 |
| Lurnea Public School, Lurnea | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 440 | 906 |
| Prestons Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 586 | 962 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 701 | 877 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Mount St Joseph Milperra, Milperra | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 891 | 1,060 |
| HopePoint Christian School, Georges Hall | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 219 | 1,039 |
| East Hills Girls Technology High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 759 | 1,031 |
| East Hills Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 130 | 986 |
| Glenwood Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 216 | 988 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 284 | 887 |
| Georges River Grammar, Georges Hall | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 933 | 1,095 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 214 | 943 |
| East Hills Boys High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 843 | 1,013 |
| Glenfield Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 470 | 1,070 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 76 | 956 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 377 | 1,050 |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Panania | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 606 | 1,091 |
| Hurlstone Agricultural High School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 934 | 1,147 |
| Panania North Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 441 | 1,026 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 477 | 950 |
| Georges Hall Public School, Georges Hall | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 685 | 1,017 |
| Campbell House School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 60 | 890 |
| Guise Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 221 | 880 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moorebank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12723/moorebank/topic/education