74.0% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 74.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whitehorse · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Whitehorse
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have climbed steadily in Whitehorse since 2011, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or more rising by 11 points. This trend is matched by a significant increase in school completions, making the area far more qualified than the Victorian and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 10 points since 2011 to reach 74.0%, a figure far above the national average of 58.8%. This puts Whitehorse among the highest-achieving areas for school completion.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whitehorse, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 41.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the 29.2% seen across Victoria. This high level of qualification is driven by 37.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree and 17.8% having a postgraduate degree.
41.7% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 41.7%
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 Whitehorse, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 24.9%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 11.5% and society and culture at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Whitehorse has 50 schools with a total of 25,614 enrolments, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. The average school size is much higher than most areas, with 66% being government schools.
50
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.86
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25,614
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
512
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,125
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Whitehorse
50 schools — 25,614 students, average ICSEA 1,125.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 11 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Vermont Secondary College, Vermont | Government | Secondary | — | 1,650 | 1,122 |
| Box Hill High School, Box Hill | Government | Secondary | — | 1,547 | 1,123 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | — | 1,530 | 1,207 |
| Emmaus College, Vermont South | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,479 | 1,086 |
| Blackburn High School, Blackburn | Government | Secondary | — | 1,289 | 1,094 |
| Koonung Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | — | 1,232 | 1,108 |
| Mount Scopus Memorial College, Burwood | Independent | Combined | — | 1,170 | 1,159 |
| Our Lady of Sion College, Box Hill | Catholic | Secondary | — | 930 | 1,111 |
| Vermont Primary School, Vermont | Government | Primary | — | 752 | 1,161 |
| Rangeview Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | — | 689 | 1,155 |
| Mullauna Secondary College, Mitcham | Government | Secondary | — | 625 | 1,058 |
| Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | — | 619 | 1,159 |
| Livingstone Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | — | 612 | 1,142 |
| Mont Albert Primary School, Mont Albert | Government | Primary | — | 605 | 1,149 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | — | 592 | 1,130 |
| Kingswood College, Box Hill | Independent | Combined | — | 575 | 1,162 |
| Kerrimuir Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | — | 572 | 1,137 |
| Blackburn Lake Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | — | 542 | 1,170 |
| Antonio Park Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | — | 529 | 1,137 |
| Burwood East Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | — | 520 | 1,147 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | — | 490 | 1,127 |
| Burwood Heights Primary School, Burwood East | Government | Primary | — | 442 | 1,107 |
| Old Orchard Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | — | 441 | 1,127 |
| Blackburn Primary School, Blackburn | Government | Primary | — | 440 | 1,141 |
| Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School, Nunawading | Government | Primary | — | 388 | 1,133 |
| Surrey Hills Primary School, Surrey Hills | Government | Primary | — | 358 | 1,166 |
| Forest Hill College, Burwood East | Government | Secondary | — | 356 | 1,045 |
| St James' School, Vermont | Catholic | Primary | — | 351 | 1,139 |
| Blackburn English Language School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | — | 344 | 1,022 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Primary, Nunawading | Independent | Primary | — | 343 | 1,101 |
| Roberts McCubbin Primary School, Box Hill South | Government | Primary | — | 303 | 1,120 |
| Whitehorse Primary School, Blackburn North | Government | Primary | — | 302 | 1,123 |
| Box Hill Senior Secondary College, Mont Albert North | Government | Secondary | — | 281 | 1,055 |
| Aurora School, Blackburn South | Government | Primary | — | 270 | 1,038 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Secondary, Nunawading | Independent | Secondary | — | 261 | 1,067 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Box Hill | Catholic | Primary | — | 257 | 1,105 |
| Wattle Park Primary School, Burwood | Government | Primary | — | 251 | 1,122 |
| Box Hill North Primary School, Box Hill North | Government | Primary | — | 232 | 1,084 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Blackburn | Catholic | Primary | — | 185 | 1,130 |
| Weeden Heights Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | — | 154 | 1,141 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Surrey Hills | Catholic | Primary | — | 145 | 1,142 |
| St John's School, Mitcham | Catholic | Primary | — | 142 | 1,095 |
| Vermont South Special School, Vermont South | Government | Combined | — | 140 | 998 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School, Blackburn South | Catholic | Primary | — | 137 | 1,108 |
| Holy Saviour Parish School, Vermont South | Catholic | Primary | — | 133 | — |
| Parkmore Primary School, Forest Hill | Government | Primary | — | 121 | 1,095 |
| St Scholastica's School, Bennettswood | Catholic | Primary | — | 108 | 1,067 |
| Burwood East Special Developmental School, Burwood East | Government | Combined | — | 79 | 1,073 |
| Berengarra School, Box Hill North | Independent | Secondary | — | 61 | 1,084 |
| St Philip's School, Blackburn North | Catholic | Primary | — | 40 | 1,137 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whitehorse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26980/whitehorse/topic/education