32.5% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moores Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moores Pocket
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Moores Pocket hold higher school and university qualifications compared to most other similar areas. Only 32.5% of people here have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend extends to university degrees, where the local rate is much lower than across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are quite low, with only 32.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland average of 57.1%, while 33.3% of residents peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Moores Pocket splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 8.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most typical qualification at 36%.
8.3% ▲ +53.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Moores Pocket, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 20.5%, followed by society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has easy access to education with 23 schools within 3km, more than 91% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 540 students.
23
Higher than 87% 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).
540
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moores Pocket
23 schools — 12,431 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Ipswich East State School, East Ipswich | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 287 | 878 |
| Tivoli State School, Tivoli | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 201 | 904 |
| Ipswich North State School, North Ipswich | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 206 | 904 |
| Ipswich Girls' Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar School, East Ipswich | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,047 | 1,122 |
| Sacred Heart School, Booval | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 548 | 1,022 |
| Silkstone State School, Silkstone | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 675 | 937 |
| Ipswich Special School, Ipswich | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 108 | 962 |
| The Industry School - Ipswich, North Ipswich | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 208 | 1,017 |
| Ipswich Flexible School, Ipswich | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 111 | 892 |
| Bundamba State School, Bundamba | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 374 | 897 |
| St Joseph's School, North Ipswich | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 390 | 1,029 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich, Bundamba | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 173 | 880 |
| Ipswich Central State School, Ipswich | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 529 | 980 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Woodend | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 556 | 1,041 |
| St Mary's College, Ipswich | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 730 | 1,033 |
| St Edmund's College, Woodend | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,171 | 1,049 |
| Ipswich Grammar School, Ipswich | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,336 | 1,114 |
| Claremont Special School, Silkstone | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 199 | 964 |
| Bundamba State Secondary College, Bundamba | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 794 | 896 |
| Ipswich Adventist School, Brassall | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 108 | 1,026 |
| Brassall State School, Brassall | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 584 | 901 |
| Ipswich State High School, Brassall | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,776 | 925 |
| Blair State School, Sadliers Crossing | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 320 | 952 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moores Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31906/moores-pocket/topic/education