26.3% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mourquong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mourquong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About a third of Mourquong residents reached Year 10 as their highest point of schooling. This is a place where formal education levels are much lower than the state and national figures, with only 5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 26.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is among the lowest levels of school completion for areas like this.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mourquong, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with just 5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more typical at 24.1%.
5.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Mourquong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Food, Hospitality and Personal Services, each accounting for 13.8% of the group.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mourquong has four schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have a higher advantage score than typical areas.
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).
428
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mourquong
4 schools — 1,713 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Buronga Public School, Buronga | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 80 | 870 |
| Mildura West Primary School, Mildura | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 450 | 975 |
| Sacred Heart School, Mildura | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 323 | 1,055 |
| St Joseph's College Mildura, Mildura | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 860 | 1,022 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mourquong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12820/mourquong/topic/education