52.5% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Winchelsea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Winchelsea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the Victorian and national figures for school and university completions, Winchelsea has seen a steady rise in local education levels. More than half of the residents have now finished Year 12, and the number of adults with university degrees has grown by 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 52.5% of people here completed Year 12, which is well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. However, this is a significant improvement from 2011, when that figure was 41.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Winchelsea, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.7% of the population.
21.5% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 Winchelsea, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 13.8%, followed by Health at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Winchelsea has four primary schools, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than most, with an average of 142 students per school.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.26
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
569
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
142
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Winchelsea
11 schools — 2,763 students, average ICSEA 1,079.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 11
| Winchelsea Primary School, Winchelsea | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 141 | 978 |
| Moriac Primary School, Moriac | Government | Primary | 10.8 km | 232 | 1,041 |
| Bellbrae Primary School, Bellbrae | Government | Primary | 18.2 km | 492 | 1,119 |
| Freshwater Creek Steiner School, Freshwater Creek | Independent | Primary | 18.9 km | 144 | 1,094 |
| Deans Marsh Primary School, Deans Marsh | Government | Primary | 20.3 km | 52 | 1,045 |
| Inverleigh Primary School, Inverleigh | Government | Primary | 20.3 km | 194 | 1,048 |
| Ceres Primary School, Ceres | Government | Primary | 21.5 km | 124 | 1,069 |
| St Therese School, Torquay | Catholic | Primary | 22.0 km | 332 | 1,119 |
| Torquay P-6 College, Torquay | Government | Primary | 22.1 km | 617 | 1,092 |
| Mount Duneed Regional Primary School, Mount Duneed | Government | Primary | 22.7 km | 362 | 1,045 |
| Woodline Primary, Ceres | Independent | Primary | 23.0 km | 73 | 1,100 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Winchelsea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203011036/winchelsea/topic/education