39.1% ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moruya · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moruya
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common credential in Moruya, where 36.4% of adults hold one. This is a place where far fewer people have finished high school compared to the rest of the state. Only 13.5% of adults hold a university degree, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure at 39.1%, which is 20 points lower than the New South Wales average. This is lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moruya, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.5% of the population. This is far below the national average of 26.3% and is around the middle for similar areas.
13.5% ▲ +44.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 Moruya, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related fields at 14.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.6%. Health and Society and culture also make up over 10% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Moruya has 4 schools within 3 km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. The school advantage score is 963, which is lower than most areas.
4.74
Higher than 58% 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).
337
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moruya
4 schools — 1,349 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Government 2
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 2
| St Mary's Primary School, Moruya | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 174 | 1,020 |
| Moruya Public School, Moruya | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 326 | 943 |
| Moruya High School, Moruya | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 356 | 922 |
| Carroll College, Broulee | Catholic | Secondary | 9.1 km | 493 | 987 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moruya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12745/moruya/topic/education