36.8% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mooroopna North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mooroopna North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.8% of people in Mooroopna North have finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average. This reflects a broader trend in the area where high-level school and university qualifications are much less common than in most other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The gap in schooling is significant, with Mooroopna North sitting 25 points below Victoria for Year 12 completions. About 13.2% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mooroopna North, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 8.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 36.2% of people.
8.2% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 North, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 18.8%, followed by health and society and culture, both at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though these are all government primary schools. These schools are smaller than most others and have some of the lowest advantage scores in the region.
31.25
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
100
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
856
Lower than 90% 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 North
2 schools — 200 students, average ICSEA 856.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Mooroopna North Primary School, Mooroopna | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 32 | 948 |
| Mooroopna Park Primary School, Mooroopna | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 168 | 839 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mooroopna North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21757/mooroopna-north/topic/education