47.0% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Morayfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Morayfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Morayfield sits around the middle of similar areas for school advantage, but it has far fewer residents with university degrees than the state or national averages. Only 9.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a far below the national figure of 26.3%. This profile suggests a local workforce primarily trained through vocational pathways.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 47.0%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Morayfield, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational certificates are the most common qualifications, with 45.1% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is so much lower than in most other areas.
9.6% ▲ +43.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Morayfield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Morayfield has 24 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 91% of similar areas. While schools here are among the largest at this level with 720 students on average, there are relatively few schools per 1,000 children.
0.93
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
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).
720
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Morayfield
24 schools — 17,273 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Morayfield East State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 982 | 931 |
| St Eugene College, Burpengary | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,494 | 1,031 |
| Morayfield State High School, Morayfield | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,654 | 939 |
| Burpengary State School, Burpengary | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 947 | 960 |
| Morayfield State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 455 | 895 |
| Burpengary Meadows State School, Burpengary | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 702 | 994 |
| Minimbah State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 668 | 949 |
| The Younity School, Burpengary | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 55 | 921 |
| Caboolture Special School, Caboolture South | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 197 | 962 |
| Narangba Valley State High School, Narangba | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,821 | 999 |
| Narangba Valley State School, Narangba | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 1,067 | 1,016 |
| Jinibara State School, Narangba | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 611 | 980 |
| Carmichael College, Morayfield | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 958 | 1,052 |
| Horizons College of Learning and Enrichment, Caboolture | Independent | Secondary | 5.4 km | 225 | 918 |
| Bellmere State School, Bellmere | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 695 | 946 |
| Lee Street State Special School, Caboolture | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 131 | 941 |
| Caboolture State High School, Caboolture | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,373 | 942 |
| Caboolture State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 254 | 888 |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Caboolture | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 646 | 1,018 |
| St Columban's College, Caboolture | Catholic | Secondary | 6.3 km | 1,171 | 1,026 |
| Caboolture East State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 539 | 930 |
| Alta-1 College, Caboolture | Independent | Secondary | 7.0 km | 132 | 956 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Primary School, Caboolture | Independent | Primary | 7.0 km | 339 | 1,042 |
| Birali Steiner School, Beachmere | Independent | Combined | 8.8 km | 157 | 1,014 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Morayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31913/morayfield/topic/education