71.5% —
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wills · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Wills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more than 40% of adults in Wills hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. This high level of university education is matched by strong school results, making the area's workforce significantly more qualified than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling is a strong point here, with 71.5% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the Australian figure of 58.8% and well above the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wills, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 9 or below is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High academic achievement is common, as 40.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia, with 17.6% of residents holding postgraduate degrees.
40.6% —
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
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 Wills, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.3%, followed by society and culture at 15.5%. Other popular fields include engineering and the creative arts.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wills has 43 schools within 3km, which is fewer than about 85% of similar areas. While the average school size is smaller than most, these schools have an advantage score that is higher than most areas.
1.76
Lower than 58% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Lower than 86% of federal electorate 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).
18,714
Lower than 89% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
435
Lower than 63% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wills
43 schools — 18,714 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 13 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 0.7 km | 927 | 982 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 509 | 1,128 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 308 | 1,108 |
| Coburg West Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 370 | 1,147 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 719 | 987 |
| Mercy College, Coburg | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 403 | 1,029 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 422 | 1,051 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 200 | 1,097 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 346 | 1,113 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 72 | 989 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| Coburg High School, Coburg | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,265 | 1,099 |
| St Mark's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 170 | 1,076 |
| St Bernard's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 152 | 1,121 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 67 | 1,028 |
| St Thomas More's School, Hadfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 366 | 1,074 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 238 | 1,020 |
| Glenroy College, Glenroy | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 454 | 931 |
| Glenroy Central Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 263 | 986 |
| Belle Vue Park Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 159 | 949 |
| Corpus Christi School, Glenroy | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 174 | 1,055 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| Darul Ulum College of Victoria, Fawkner | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,766 | 1,005 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Glenroy West Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 333 | 1,031 |
| Glenroy Private, Glenroy | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 632 | 992 |
| John Fawkner Secondary College, Fawkner | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 234 | 958 |
| Glenroy Specialist School, Glenroy | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 167 | 987 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| St Matthew's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 204 | 1,009 |
| Moomba Park Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 205 | 1,018 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED239/wills/topic/education