46.8% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wodonga - Alpine · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Wodonga - Alpine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Wodonga - Alpine sits around the middle of similar areas for its level of higher education, though it trails far behind the state and national figures. While 18.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, the region has seen a steady climb in both university qualifications and Year 12 completions over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to most areas, with only 46.8% completing Year 12. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, though the rate has risen by 8.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wodonga - Alpine, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.1% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 35.4% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
18.1% ▲ +44.1%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 Wodonga - Alpine, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in the area are management and commerce at 14.9%, and engineering and related fields at 14.8%. Health, society and culture, and education also make up significant portions of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The region has a high number of schools relative to the number of children, with 53 schools in total. Most of these are government run (73.6%) and the majority are primary schools.
53
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.76
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14,026
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
275
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wodonga - Alpine
53 schools — 14,026 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 39 · Catholic 10 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 37 · Secondary 8 · Combined 8
| Indie School Wodonga, Wodonga | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,617 | 946 |
| Wodonga Senior Secondary College, Wodonga | Government | Secondary | — | 1,348 | 943 |
| Catholic College Wodonga, Wodonga | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,229 | 1,054 |
| Wodonga Middle Years College, Wodonga | Government | Combined | — | 996 | 939 |
| Victory Lutheran College, West Wodonga | Independent | Combined | — | 906 | 1,070 |
| Wodonga Primary School, Wodonga | Government | Primary | — | 869 | 981 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Baranduda | Catholic | Primary | — | 528 | 1,048 |
| Bright P-12 College, Bright | Government | Combined | — | 514 | 1,054 |
| St Monica's School, Wodonga | Catholic | Primary | — | 511 | 1,040 |
| Wodonga South Primary School, Wodonga | Government | Primary | — | 416 | 937 |
| Myrtleford P-12 College, Myrtleford | Government | Combined | — | 405 | 976 |
| Melrose Primary School, West Wodonga | Government | Primary | — | 338 | 877 |
| St Augustine's School, Wodonga | Catholic | Primary | — | 318 | 1,041 |
| Tallangatta Secondary College, Tallangatta | Government | Secondary | — | 308 | 988 |
| Wodonga West Primary School, Wodonga | Government | Primary | — | 289 | 932 |
| Beechworth Secondary College, Beechworth | Government | Secondary | — | 282 | 1,045 |
| Bandiana Primary School, Bandiana | Government | Primary | — | 280 | 1,000 |
| Corryong College, Corryong | Government | Combined | — | 257 | 964 |
| Beechworth Primary School, Beechworth | Government | Primary | — | 198 | 1,064 |
| Yackandandah Primary School, Yackandandah | Government | Primary | — | 185 | 1,092 |
| Baranduda Primary School, Baranduda | Government | Primary | — | 162 | 974 |
| Belvoir School, West Wodonga | Government | Combined | — | 158 | 934 |
| Mount Beauty Secondary College, Mount Beauty | Government | Secondary | — | 153 | 1,040 |
| Grace Christian College Wodonga, Leneva | Independent | Combined | — | 149 | 1,036 |
| Marian College, Myrtleford | Catholic | Secondary | — | 145 | 1,019 |
| St Mary's School, Myrtleford | Catholic | Primary | — | 143 | 1,051 |
| Kiewa Valley Primary School, Tangambalanga | Government | Primary | — | 138 | 1,010 |
| Porepunkah Primary School, Porepunkah | Government | Primary | — | 103 | 1,056 |
| Mount Beauty Primary School, Mount Beauty | Government | Primary | — | 90 | 1,056 |
| Tallangatta Primary School, Tallangatta | Government | Primary | — | 90 | 980 |
| Beechworth Montessori School, Beechworth | Independent | Primary | — | 87 | 1,081 |
| St Michael's School, Tallangatta | Catholic | Primary | — | 83 | 1,006 |
| Chiltern Primary School, Chiltern | Government | Primary | — | 71 | 987 |
| St Joseph's School, Beechworth | Catholic | Primary | — | 69 | 1,106 |
| Wooragee Primary School, Wooragee | Government | Primary | — | 65 | 1,001 |
| Barnawartha Primary School, Barnawartha | Government | Primary | — | 60 | 991 |
| Sacred Heart School, Corryong | Catholic | Primary | — | 56 | 1,013 |
| Tawonga Primary School, Tawonga | Government | Primary | — | 50 | 1,007 |
| Falls Creek Primary School, Falls Creek | Government | Primary | — | 44 | 1,065 |
| Osbornes Flat Primary School, Osbornes Flat | Government | Primary | — | 40 | 1,003 |
| Wandiligong Primary School, Wandiligong | Government | Primary | — | 40 | 1,070 |
| Bethanga Primary School, Bethanga | Government | Primary | — | 37 | 1,022 |
| Talgarno Primary School, Talgarno | Government | Primary | — | 36 | 992 |
| St Joseph's School, Chiltern | Catholic | Primary | — | 33 | 988 |
| Harrietville Primary School, Harrietville | Government | Primary | — | 29 | 1,097 |
| Dederang Primary School, Dederang | Government | Primary | — | 23 | 985 |
| Eskdale Primary School, Eskdale | Government | Primary | — | 23 | 1,016 |
| Upper Sandy Creek Primary School, Sandy Creek | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 984 |
| Middle Indigo Primary School, Indigo Valley | Government | Primary | — | 16 | 1,014 |
| Walwa Primary School, Walwa | Government | Primary | — | 10 | 931 |
| Mitta Mitta Primary School, Mitta Mitta | Government | Primary | — | 9 | 972 |
| Outdoor School, Bogong | Government | Combined | — | — | — |
| School for Student Leadership, Dinner Plain | Government | Secondary | — | — | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wodonga - Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20403/wodonga-alpine/topic/education