54.1% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moana · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moana
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 40% of adults in Moana hold a Certificate III or IV, making vocational training a cornerstone of the local workforce. While the area performs well against similar places, university degrees are less common here than in the wider state or nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and roughly equal to the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moana, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 18.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well below the national average of 26.3%.
18.1% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 Moana, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering at 16.5% and management and commerce at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Moana has six schools within 3km, which is more than 77% of similar areas, with the majority being government primary schools.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
426
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower 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 Moana
6 schools — 2,553 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Seaford Rise Primary School, Seaford Rise | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 369 | 977 |
| Moana Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 369 | 1,018 |
| Seaford Secondary College, Seaford | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 829 | 962 |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Seaford | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 536 | 1,017 |
| South Port Primary School, Port Noarlunga South | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 295 | 968 |
| Old Noarlunga Primary School, Old Noarlunga | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 155 | 999 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40895/moana/topic/education