32.1% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Morgantown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Morgantown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Morgantown compared to most other areas, with only 32.1% completing Year 12. This gap is stark, sitting 27 points below the national figure. While a small number of residents hold university degrees, most of the community's formal training is found in trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.1% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. Many residents left school earlier, with 23.0% reaching Year 10 and 13.7% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Morgantown, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 24.4% of residents.
12.5% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Morgantown, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 13.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools per 1,000 children here than in most similar areas, with four schools within 3 km. Half of these are government run, and the average school size is smaller than usual at 220 students.
6.80
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
220
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
865
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Morgantown
4 schools — 881 students, average ICSEA 865.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 2
| Carnarvon Christian School, Carnarvon | Independent | Primary | 0.1 km | 71 | 967 |
| Carnarvon School Of The Air, Carnarvon | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 42 | 1,047 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea College, Carnarvon | Catholic | Combined | 1.2 km | 321 | 951 |
| Carnarvon Community College, East Carnarvon | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 447 | 769 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Morgantown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50997/morgantown/topic/education