33.9% ▲ +23.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mossiface · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mossiface
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Mossiface have remained relatively low, with only 33.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Victorian average of 61.8% and suggests a workforce with fewer formal academic qualifications than most of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.9% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 25.2% of residents finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mossiface, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as only 11.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, while 40% of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.9% ▲ +92.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Mossiface, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Mossiface are spread across several areas, with Society and Culture being the most common at 14.7%. Agriculture and Environment and Health follow closely, each at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools, which is more than about 66% of similar places. These government schools are much smaller than average, with a typical size of only 78 students.
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).
78
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mossiface
2 schools — 156 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Tambo Upper Primary School, Tambo Upper | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 84 | 1,001 |
| Bruthen Primary School, Bruthen | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 72 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mossiface [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21770/mossiface/topic/education