36.3% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moree · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moree
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 23 percentage points separates Moree from the rest of Australia in high school completion. Only 36.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a broader trend where fewer adults hold university degrees compared to the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 36.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. About 25.3% of people stopped at Year 10, while 11.3% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moree, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.7% of the population, far below the state figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.7% of people.
12.7% ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Moree, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 12.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11%. Other common areas include society and culture, education, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3 km, which is more than 77% of similar areas. Government schools make up two-thirds of the sector, and the average school advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
3.22
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
250
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
845
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moree
6 schools — 1,500 students, average ICSEA 845.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 3 · Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St Philomena's School, Moree | Catholic | Combined | 18.1 km | 336 | 952 |
| Moree Public School, Moree | Government | Primary | 18.8 km | 432 | 862 |
| Moree East Public School, Moree | Government | Primary | 20.1 km | 230 | 689 |
| Moree Christian School, Moree | Independent | Combined | 20.6 km | 126 | 1,002 |
| Moree Secondary College, Moree | Government | Secondary | 20.6 km | 369 | 771 |
| Barwon Learning Centre, Moree | Government | Combined | 20.7 km | 7 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12733/moree/topic/education