64.0% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common credential in Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek, where 30.6% of adults hold one. This is a well-educated area where Year 12 completion rates have jumped 10 percentage points since 2011, and over a quarter of adults now hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 64% of residents have finished Year 12, which is a little above the Victorian figure and well above the national rate. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 54% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has risen to 26.9%, which is about the same as the Australian average. This represents a climb of 7.9 percentage points over the last decade.
26.9% ▲ +41.2%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 17.5%, followed closely by Engineering and related fields at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools with a total of 1,848 enrolments, and these schools have an advantage score higher than most other areas. Most are government primary schools, which make up 80% of the local sector and school types.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.82
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 61% 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).
1,848
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
370
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 63% 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 Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek
25 schools — 10,868 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Diamond Valley College, Diamond Creek | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 818 | 1,020 |
| Diamond Creek East Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 466 | 1,066 |
| Sacred Heart School, Diamond Creek | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 182 | 1,080 |
| Wattle Glen Primary School, Wattle Glen | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 147 | 1,055 |
| Diamond Creek Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 235 | 1,065 |
| North-Eastern Montessori School, St Helena | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 106 | 1,143 |
| St Helena Secondary College, Eltham North | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,414 | 1,065 |
| Yarrambat Primary School, Yarrambat | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 634 | 1,052 |
| Hurstbridge Primary School, Hurstbridge | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 141 | 1,055 |
| Glen Katherine Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 554 | 1,088 |
| Eltham North Primary School, Eltham North | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 475 | 1,127 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 226 | 1,085 |
| Research Primary School, Research | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 219 | 1,092 |
| Eltham College, Research | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 639 | 1,139 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Eltham North | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 393 | 1,137 |
| Learning Co-Operative School, Cottles Bridge | Independent | Primary | 5.4 km | 31 | 1,065 |
| Greenhills Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 499 | 1,103 |
| Kangaroo Ground Primary School, Kangaroo Ground | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 203 | 1,085 |
| Diamond Valley Special Developmental School, Greensborough | Government | Combined | 5.6 km | 136 | 1,010 |
| Eltham East Primary School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 652 | 1,143 |
| Apollo Parkways Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 675 | 1,103 |
| Plenty Valley Christian College, Doreen | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 911 | 1,113 |
| Catholic Ladies' College Ltd, Eltham | Catholic | Secondary | 6.0 km | 901 | 1,119 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 64 | 1,086 |
| Panton Hill Primary School, Panton Hill | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 147 | 1,070 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209031215/wattle-glen-diamond-creek/topic/education