47.1% —
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warrnambool · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Warrnambool
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Less than half of adults in Warrnambool, at 47.1%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the Victorian average and shows a significant gap in schooling levels, though the number of people finishing high school has risen by 5.4 percentage points since 2016.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Other common highest school years include Year 10 at 16.6% and Year 11 at 16.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warrnambool, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure. While this has risen 3.7 percentage points since 2016, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 32.9%.
18.8% —
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 Warrnambool, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Health at 14.0% and Management and commerce at 13.0%, followed by Society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Warrnambool has 27 schools, with 2.85 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. Most of these are government schools (66.7%) and a large majority are primary schools (74.1%).
27
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.85
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8,168
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
303
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher than 50% 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 Warrnambool
27 schools — 8,168 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 20 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Emmanuel College Warrnambool - McAuley Campus, Warrnambool | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,340 | 1,064 |
| Warrnambool College, Warrnambool | Government | Secondary | — | 1,070 | 979 |
| Brauer Secondary College, Warrnambool | Government | Secondary | — | 866 | 982 |
| St Joseph's School, Warrnambool | Catholic | Primary | — | 622 | 1,068 |
| Warrnambool East Primary School, Warrnambool | Government | Primary | — | 496 | 994 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Warrnambool | Catholic | Primary | — | 470 | 1,084 |
| Warrnambool Primary School, Warrnambool | Government | Primary | — | 370 | 963 |
| King's College, Warrnambool | Independent | Combined | — | 276 | 1,083 |
| St John's School, Dennington | Catholic | Primary | — | 273 | 1,009 |
| St Pius X School, Warrnambool | Catholic | Primary | — | 246 | 1,002 |
| Mortlake P-12 College, Mortlake | Government | Combined | — | 191 | 957 |
| Merri River School, Warrnambool | Government | Combined | — | 189 | 921 |
| Merrivale Primary School, Warrnambool | Government | Primary | — | 184 | 1,018 |
| St Patrick's School, Port Fairy | Catholic | Primary | — | 180 | 1,070 |
| Hawkesdale P12 College, Hawkesdale | Government | Combined | — | 174 | 947 |
| Koroit And District Primary School, Koroit | Government | Primary | — | 174 | 988 |
| Allansford and District Primary School, Allansford | Government | Primary | — | 160 | 1,006 |
| Woodford Primary School, Woodford | Government | Primary | — | 156 | 1,056 |
| Port Fairy Consolidated School, Port Fairy | Government | Primary | — | 152 | 1,055 |
| Warrnambool West Primary School, Warrnambool | Government | Primary | — | 138 | 902 |
| St Patrick's School, Koroit | Catholic | Primary | — | 109 | 1,040 |
| Grasmere Primary School, Grasmere | Government | Primary | — | 96 | 970 |
| Woolsthorpe Primary School, Woolsthorpe | Government | Primary | — | 91 | 979 |
| Nullawarre and District Primary School, Nullawarre | Government | Primary | — | 59 | 954 |
| St Colman's School, Mortlake | Catholic | Primary | — | 39 | 1,026 |
| Macarthur Primary School, Macarthur | Government | Primary | — | 24 | 988 |
| Cudgee Primary School, Cudgee | Government | Primary | — | 23 | 1,052 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warrnambool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21704/warrnambool/topic/education