32.7% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Morawa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Morawa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Morawa have finished high school or university compared to other parts of the state. Only 32.7% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern shows a local workforce that relies more on practical skills than formal degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, with 32.7% of residents completing it. This is far below the 58% seen across Western Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Morawa, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is also rare, with only 7.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more typical at 26.4%.
7.4% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Morawa, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have a diverse range of expertise, with Engineering (9.4%), Education (8.5%), and Health (8.0%) being the most common fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Morawa has 2 schools within 3km, and while the average school size of 128 is lower than most areas, there are much more schools per 1,000 children than usual. All local schools are government-run.
20.20
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
128
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
902
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Morawa
2 schools — 256 students, average ICSEA 902.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Morawa District High School, Morawa | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 209 | 902 |
| Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Morawa, Morawa | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 47 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Morawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50993/morawa/topic/education