45.8% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wangaratta Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wangaratta Surrounds
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Wangaratta Surrounds compared to the rest of Victoria. While the number of people completing Year 12 rose by 8.1 percentage points since 2011, the area still lags well behind the state and national figures for both school and university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the Australian figure of 58.8%. For those who left school earlier, 18.9% finished Year 10 and 17% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wangaratta Surrounds, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.6% of the population, well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.7% of people.
18.6% ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 Wangaratta Surrounds, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 15%, followed by Health at 12.7% and Education at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools in the area, which is among the highest for similar regions, though they are very small with an average of 39 students each. All 11 schools are government-run primary schools.
11
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.21
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 57% 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).
430
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
39
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 53% 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 Wangaratta Surrounds
23 schools — 4,903 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Moyhu Primary School, Moyhu | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 17 | 998 |
| Whitfield District Primary School, Whitfield | Government | Primary | 16.7 km | 34 | 1,040 |
| Myrrhee Primary School, Myrrhee | Government | Primary | 16.8 km | 37 | 1,076 |
| Greta Valley Primary School, Greta South | Government | Primary | 17.2 km | 27 | 1,026 |
| Whorouly Primary School, Whorouly | Government | Primary | 18.7 km | 26 | 1,013 |
| Milawa Primary School, Milawa | Government | Primary | 19.1 km | 63 | 1,040 |
| Oxley Primary School, Oxley | Government | Primary | 20.3 km | 76 | 1,007 |
| Everton Primary School, Everton | Government | Primary | 22.6 km | 9 | 931 |
| Glenrowan Primary School, Glenrowan | Government | Primary | 25.3 km | 107 | 1,015 |
| Our Lady's School, Wangaratta | Catholic | Primary | 28.8 km | 75 | 956 |
| Yarrunga Primary School, Wangaratta | Government | Primary | 28.9 km | 130 | 913 |
| Wangaratta Primary School, Wangaratta | Government | Primary | 30.3 km | 148 | 1,018 |
| St Patrick's School, Wangaratta | Catholic | Primary | 30.4 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Cathedral College Wangaratta, Wangaratta | Independent | Combined | 30.5 km | 1,075 | 1,084 |
| Wangaratta West Primary School, Wangaratta | Government | Primary | 31.2 km | 486 | 1,017 |
| St Bernard's School, Wangaratta | Catholic | Primary | 31.9 km | 356 | 1,042 |
| Wangaratta High School, Wangaratta | Government | Secondary | 32.1 km | 595 | 957 |
| Carraragarmungee Primary School, Londrigan | Government | Primary | 32.1 km | 29 | 1,012 |
| Wangaratta District Specialist School, Wangaratta | Government | Combined | 32.4 km | 171 | 922 |
| Galen Catholic College, Wangaratta | Catholic | Secondary | 32.6 km | 973 | 1,035 |
| Appin Park Primary School, Wangaratta | Government | Primary | 32.6 km | 192 | 981 |
| Borinya, Wangaratta Community Partnership, Wangaratta | Catholic | Secondary | 32.7 km | 45 | 975 |
| Springhurst Primary School, Springhurst | Government | Primary | 48.1 km | 5 | 987 |
Sources
More for Wangaratta Surrounds
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wangaratta Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021067/wangaratta-surrounds/topic/education