56.3% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wyndham Vale - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wyndham Vale - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Wyndham Vale - South hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to the state and national figures. Only 20.5% of adults have a university degree, which is well below the Victorian average. This gap in higher education is matched by lower rates of Year 12 completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents have completed Year 12, at 56.3%. This is well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria and a little below the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wyndham Vale - South, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.7% of adults. Bachelor degrees follow at 21.4%, while 17.8% have an advanced diploma or diploma.
20.5% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Wyndham Vale - South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees, the most common fields are management and commerce at 17.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8% and society and culture at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary government schools, which is smaller than about 71% of similar areas. These schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 799 students.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.60
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 51% 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).
1,597
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
799
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Lower than 61% 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 Wyndham Vale - South
19 schools — 12,379 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Riverbend Primary School, Wyndham Vale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 731 | 1,034 |
| Wyndham Vale Primary School, Wyndham Vale | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 1,081 | 1,015 |
| Iramoo Primary School, Wyndham Vale | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 516 | 944 |
| Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Manor Lakes | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 486 | 1,079 |
| Manor Lakes P-12 College, Wyndham Vale | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 2,881 | 996 |
| Laa Yulta Primary School, Mambourin | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 393 | 1,040 |
| St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Werribee | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 402 | 1,085 |
| Manorvale Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 291 | 942 |
| Thomas Chirnside Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 295 | 963 |
| Walcom Ngarrwa Secondary College, Werribee | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 437 | 989 |
| Lollypop Creek Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 390 | 1,034 |
| Nganboo Borron School, Werribee | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 115 | 965 |
| Wyndham Central Secondary College, Werribee | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,263 | 921 |
| St Andrew's School, Werribee | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 290 | 1,021 |
| Ngarri Primary School, Manor Lakes | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 779 | 1,055 |
| Westgrove Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 527 | 976 |
| Werribee Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 531 | 1,014 |
| Julia Gillard Community College - 20 Synnot Street, Werribee | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 54 | 941 |
| Riverwalk Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 917 | 1,050 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wyndham Vale - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051590/wyndham-vale-south/topic/education