68.3% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wheelers Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wheelers Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees define Wheelers Hill, where residents are much more qualified than those in most similar areas. About 36.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has risen steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure at 68.3%, which is 9.4 percentage points higher than the Australian average. This rate has grown since 2011, rising by 5.3 percentage points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wheelers Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 9 or below is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 36.3% of the population, well above the 29.2% seen across Victoria. This represents a strong upward trend from the 28.5% recorded in 2011.
36.3% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 36.3%
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 Wheelers Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 25.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 8 schools, which is among the largest number for this level, with an average school advantage score much higher than most similar areas.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.65
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 82% 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).
3,602
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
450
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,109
Higher than 86% 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 Wheelers Hill
41 schools — 30,646 students, average ICSEA 1,082.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 8 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 10 · Combined 5
| Wheelers Hill Secondary College, Wheelers Hill | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 711 | 1,037 |
| Waverley Meadows Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 94 | 1,071 |
| Wheelers Hill Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 699 | 1,151 |
| Jells Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 536 | 1,128 |
| Brandon Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 561 | 1,127 |
| St Justin's School, Wheelers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 325 | 1,093 |
| Good Shepherd School, Wheelers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 474 | 1,151 |
| Monash Special Developmental School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 202 | 1,067 |
| Brentwood Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,565 | 1,097 |
| Mazenod College, Mulgrave | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,469 | 1,089 |
| Glen Waverley South Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 300 | 1,077 |
| Cheshire School, Glen Waverley | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 22 | 1,052 |
| Albany Rise Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 207 | 1,017 |
| Mount View Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 920 | 1,146 |
| Glenallen School, Glen Waverley | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 171 | 1,041 |
| St Leonard's School, Glen Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 268 | 1,142 |
| Mulgrave Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 426 | 1,079 |
| Wellington Secondary College, Mulgrave | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,643 | 1,006 |
| St John Vianney's School, Mulgrave | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 417 | 1,049 |
| Glen Waverley Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 2,417 | 1,124 |
| Nazareth College, Noble Park North | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 972 | 1,050 |
| Glen Waverley Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 970 | 1,141 |
| Carwatha College P-12, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 681 | 976 |
| Scoresby Primary School, Scoresby | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 136 | 1,013 |
| Waverley Christian College, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 2,370 | 1,141 |
| St Jude the Apostle School, Scoresby | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 271 | 1,083 |
| Pinewood Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 947 | 1,161 |
| Springvale Rise Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 451 | 929 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 244 | 1,045 |
| Highvale Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,220 | 1,114 |
| Highvale Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 368 | 1,148 |
| Minaret College, Springvale | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 2,929 | 998 |
| Camelot Rise Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 426 | 1,150 |
| Silverton Primary School, Noble Park North | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 406 | 1,023 |
| Knox Gardens Primary School, Wantirna South | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 458 | 1,112 |
| Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 258 | 1,023 |
| John Monash Science School, Clayton | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 656 | 1,127 |
| Rowville Secondary College, Rowville | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,887 | 1,028 |
| Glendal Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 886 | 1,157 |
| Scoresby Secondary College, Scoresby | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 244 | 1,003 |
| Rowville Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 439 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wheelers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051327/wheelers-hill/topic/education