45.1% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Morpeth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Morpeth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Morpeth. While a fair number of residents hold higher degrees, far fewer people in the area finished Year 12 compared to the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. About 31.2% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Morpeth, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 21.8%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average. Diploma and advanced diploma holders make up 19.3% of the group.
21.8% ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Morpeth, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.6%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 15.9%. Education, society and culture, and health also make up significant shares.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Morpeth has 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools (53.8%), with typical school sizes being larger than those in most other areas.
3.88
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
431
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Morpeth
13 schools — 5,606 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Morpeth Public School, Morpeth | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 262 | 1,023 |
| Hinton Public School, Hinton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 99 | 1,009 |
| St Bede's Catholic College, Chisholm | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 910 | 1,030 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Chisholm | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 614 | 1,064 |
| Tenambit Public School, Tenambit | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 283 | 893 |
| Linuwel School Ltd, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 244 | 1,041 |
| Maitland High School, East Maitland | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 958 | 947 |
| Maitland Grossmann High School, East Maitland | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 900 | 960 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Maitland, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 108 | 975 |
| Metford Public School, Metford | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 265 | 887 |
| Hunter River Community School, Metford | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 70 | 958 |
| Maitland Christian School, Metford | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 832 | 1,047 |
| Arise Christian College, Metford | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 61 | 971 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Morpeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12738/morpeth/topic/education