71.0% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 71.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moorabbin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moorabbin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 71% of people in Moorabbin have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This high level of schooling is reflected in a well-qualified adult population where university degrees are common. The area also provides a large number of schooling options for local families.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 71% finishing Year 12. This is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and far above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moorabbin, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 11 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 35.8% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 26.3%.
35.8% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 35.8%
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 Moorabbin, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 22.4%, followed by engineering at 12% and society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Moorabbin has a high number of schools, with 40 located within 3km. These schools are typically much larger than those in similar areas, with an average size of 570 students.
4.28
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 90% 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).
570
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,121
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moorabbin
40 schools — 22,217 students, average ICSEA 1,121.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 10 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 9 · Combined 4
| Southmoor Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 368 | 1,121 |
| Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabbin | Government | Combined | 0.2 km | 48 | 1,090 |
| St Catherine's School, Moorabbin | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 85 | 1,083 |
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 393 | 1,120 |
| East Bentleigh Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 324 | 1,100 |
| Bentleigh Secondary College, Bentleigh East | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 936 | 1,082 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 545 | 1,108 |
| Cheltenham Secondary College, Cheltenham | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 759 | 1,054 |
| Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 294 | 1,049 |
| Avenues Education, Moorabbin | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | — | — |
| Le Page Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 215 | 1,080 |
| St Agnes' School, Highett | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 164 | 1,098 |
| Hampton East School, Hampton East | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 111 | 1,058 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 732 | 1,093 |
| St Peter's School, Bentleigh East | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 625 | 1,121 |
| St Paul's School, Bentleigh | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 341 | 1,134 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School, Cheltenham | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 257 | 1,107 |
| Coatesville Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 795 | 1,136 |
| Cheltenham East Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 392 | 1,122 |
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 38 | 1,119 |
| Valkstone Primary School, Bentleigh East | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 668 | 1,156 |
| Cheltenham Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 402 | 1,116 |
| Kingston Heath Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 184 | 1,075 |
| Mckinnon Secondary College, Mckinnon | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 3,052 | 1,118 |
| Sandringham College, Sandringham | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,079 | 1,106 |
| Sandringham East Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 432 | 1,135 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School, Bentleigh | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 788 | 1,146 |
| South Oakleigh College, Oakleigh South | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 950 | 1,052 |
| Mckinnon Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 794 | 1,156 |
| Oakleigh South Primary School, Oakleigh South | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 1,038 | 1,163 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 540 | 1,158 |
| Clarinda Primary School, Clarinda | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 334 | 1,082 |
| Ormond Primary School, Ormond | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 318 | 1,158 |
| Sacred Heart School, Sandringham | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 274 | 1,138 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| St Andrew's School, Clayton South | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 319 | 1,074 |
| St Leonard's College, Brighton East | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,597 | 1,184 |
| Hampton Primary School, Hampton | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 628 | 1,168 |
| St Mary's School, Hampton | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 194 | 1,142 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moorabbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21746/moorabbin/topic/education