36.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moorleah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moorleah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low levels of formal schooling shape daily life in Moorleah, where only 36.2% of residents have completed Year 12. This is far below the Tasmanian average of 47.1% and well under the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Few residents finished high school, with 37.9% of people listing Year 10 as their highest level of education. This is far below the figures seen across the state and the rest of Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →Moorleah splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 11 at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as bachelor degrees or above are held by only 8.7% of adults. This is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%, with most people instead holding a Certificate III or IV.
8.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Moorleah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in the area are most often trained in engineering and related fields at 21.6%, or society and culture at 20.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local area is served by one government primary school, which is around the middle of the pack for its size and advantage score.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
234
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moorleah
1 school — 234 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Boat Harbour Primary School, Boat Harbour | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 234 | 981 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moorleah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60422/moorleah/topic/education