46.8% ▲ +56.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mornington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mornington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher-than-average proportion of adults in Mornington hold university degrees compared to similar areas. While 19.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates in Mornington are about the same as the Tasmanian average, with 46.8% of people finishing Year 12. However, this is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mornington, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification here, held by 36.3% of residents. Around 20.3% of adults have a bachelor degree, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the state average.
19.5% ▲ +175.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 Mornington, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by society and culture at 14.2% and engineering at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mornington has 15 schools within 3 km, which is more than 86% of similar areas. These schools are larger and have higher advantage scores than most, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
2.50
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
424
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mornington
15 schools — 6,363 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| MacKillop Catholic College, Mornington | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 895 | 1,046 |
| Warrane Primary School, Warrane | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 158 | 904 |
| Eastside Lutheran College, Warrane | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 253 | 1,003 |
| Clarence High School, Bellerive | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 626 | 1,021 |
| Southern Support School, Howrah | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 99 | 948 |
| Howrah Primary School, Howrah | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 630 | 1,057 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic School, Bellerive | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 413 | 1,060 |
| Bellerive Primary School, Bellerive | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 458 | 1,060 |
| Rosny College, Rosny Park | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 968 | 987 |
| Lindisfarne Primary School, Lindisfarne | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 331 | 1,060 |
| The Cottage School, Bellerive | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 77 | 1,113 |
| Rose Bay High School, Rose Bay | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 533 | 982 |
| Montagu Bay Primary School, Montagu Bay | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 318 | 1,081 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic School, Lindisfarne | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 254 | 1,035 |
| Cambridge Primary School, Cambridge | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 350 | 1,041 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mornington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60425/mornington/topic/education