29.4% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moriarty · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moriarty
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 29.4% of people in Moriarty have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This low rate of secondary completion is a defining feature of the area's education profile, with a typical resident's schooling often ending earlier than in other parts of Tasmania.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with 40.6% of residents having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moriarty, the largest group is Year 10 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas, as only 11.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below both the state and national figures.
11.7% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Moriarty, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 17.1%, followed by agriculture and environment at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. Most are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than in most areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
298
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moriarty
5 schools — 1,490 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Geneva Christian College, Latrobe | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 297 | 1,011 |
| Andrews Creek Primary School, Wesley Vale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 176 | 972 |
| Latrobe High School, Latrobe | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 555 | 956 |
| St Patrick's Catholic School, Latrobe | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 158 | 975 |
| Latrobe Primary School, Latrobe | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 304 | 931 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moriarty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60424/moriarty/topic/education