34.0% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mooroopna · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mooroopna
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower education levels than most similar areas mark Mooroopna, where only 34% of residents completed Year 12. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, creating a significant gap in school completion and higher qualifications across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 34% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 20% of residents stopped after Year 10, and 17.3% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mooroopna, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, though many residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
9.3% ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Mooroopna, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 13.2% and engineering and related fields at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mooroopna has 13 schools within 3km, which is more than about 85% of similar areas. These include a mix of government and Catholic schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
2.15
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
373
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mooroopna
13 schools — 4,853 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| St Mary's School, Mooroopna | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 272 | 987 |
| Mooroopna Primary School, Mooroopna | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 237 | 900 |
| Mooroopna Park Primary School, Mooroopna | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 168 | 839 |
| Ardmona Primary School, Ardmona | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 8 | 885 |
| Guthrie Street Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 475 | 972 |
| Wilmot Road Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 232 | 833 |
| St Georges Road Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 483 | 834 |
| Shepparton ACE Secondary College, Shepparton | Independent | Secondary | 5.2 km | 97 | 912 |
| Gowrie Street Primary School Shepparton, Shepparton | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 196 | 811 |
| St Mel's School, Shepparton | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 156 | 999 |
| Notre Dame College, Shepparton | Catholic | Secondary | 5.8 km | 1,683 | 1,030 |
| St Brendan's School, Shepparton | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 347 | 1,017 |
| St Anne's College, Kialla | Catholic | Combined | 6.6 km | 499 | 1,022 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mooroopna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21756/mooroopna/topic/education