43.4% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moorwatha · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moorwatha
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become a standout feature in Moorwatha, where 27.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it contrasts with a lower proportion of people finishing high school compared to the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though 32.1% of the population stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moorwatha, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 39%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification level is quite high, with 27.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This matches the state average and is a little above the national figure of 26.3%.
27.8% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Moorwatha splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (29%) and Certificate III / IV (25%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering, Agriculture and Environment, and Management and Commerce each accounting for 13.5% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one independent combined school, which is smaller than most other schools in similar areas. This school has an average advantage score of 1,074, which is much higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
216
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moorwatha
1 school — 216 students, average ICSEA 1,074.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Saint Mary MacKillop College Albury, Jindera | Independent | Combined | 9.1 km | 216 | 1,074 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moorwatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12727/moorwatha/topic/education