60.6% ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mossy Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mossy Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Mossy Point. A third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This trend of higher achievement extends to schooling, where more residents have finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.6% of people have completed Year 12, a result that is a little above both the state and national figures. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mossy Point, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 33.1% of the population, which is well above the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a bachelor degree, held by 30% of residents.
33.1% ▲ +50.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 33.1%
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 Mossy Point, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 16.8%, followed by health at 14% and management and commerce at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have a higher average advantage score than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
555
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mossy Point
3 schools — 1,664 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| St Peter's Anglican College - Broulee, Broulee | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 925 | 1,036 |
| Broulee Public School, Broulee | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 246 | 996 |
| Carroll College, Broulee | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 493 | 987 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mossy Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12752/mossy-point/topic/education