27.1% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moorak · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moorak
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 27.1% of people in Moorak have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This indicates a community where many residents left school early, with a low number of people holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical resident here has a lower level of schooling than most, with 42.8% finishing Year 10 and only 27.1% completing Year 12. This is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moorak, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon in the area, as only 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though 37.2% of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.4% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Moorak, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for those with certificates or degrees are engineering and related fields at 13.3%, followed by management and commerce at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Moorak has more schools than most similar areas, with eight schools within 3km and an average school size of 532 students. Most of these are government schools.
6.99
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
532
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower 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 Moorak
8 schools — 4,257 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Moorak Primary School, Moorak | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 117 | 976 |
| Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier | Catholic | Combined | 6.8 km | 1,552 | 1,031 |
| Reidy Park Primary School, Mount Gambier | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 474 | 990 |
| Mount Gambier High School, Mount Gambier | Government | Secondary | 7.7 km | 778 | 946 |
| Gordon Education Centre, Mount Gambier | Government | Combined | 7.9 km | 62 | 951 |
| Mulga Street Primary School, Mount Gambier | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 189 | 943 |
| Grant High School, Mount Gambier | Government | Secondary | 9.1 km | 978 | 954 |
| Melaleuca Park Primary School, Mount Gambier | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 107 | 882 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moorak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40917/moorak/topic/education