51.5% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moss Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moss Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Moss Vale, though levels remain well below the state and national figures. About 22.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, while roughly half the population has completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 51.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is a higher rate than most similar areas but well below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moss Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.5% of the population. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
22.5% ▲ +72.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 Moss Vale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 9 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 81% of similar areas. These schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most counterparts.
2.41
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
490
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,053
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moss Vale
9 schools — 4,410 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Secondary 4 · Primary 3 · Combined 2
| Moss Vale High School, Moss Vale | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 790 | 1,015 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Moss Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 188 | 1,063 |
| St Paul's International College, Moss Vale | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 127 | 1,071 |
| Moss Vale Public School, Moss Vale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 442 | 985 |
| Chevalier College, Burradoo | Independent | Secondary | 4.8 km | 951 | 1,081 |
| Oxley College, Burradoo | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 827 | 1,153 |
| Southern Highlands Christian School, Bowral | Independent | Combined | 6.6 km | 363 | 1,068 |
| Bowral High School, Bowral | Government | Secondary | 7.2 km | 564 | 956 |
| Berrima Public School, Berrima | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 158 | 1,029 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moss Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12750/moss-vale/topic/education