55.9% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willow Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Willow Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of adults in Willow Vale hold a bachelor degree, marking it as a highly qualified area. While 55.9% of residents finished Year 12, the community is most notable for its strong proportion of university-educated professionals compared to similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher than most areas, though it sits a little below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 20.3% of residents topped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willow Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 26.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure of 26.3%.
26.6% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 Willow Vale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Certificate III / IV (31%) and Postgraduate degree (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.6%, followed by society and culture at 16.2%. Engineering and health each account for 10.8% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local primary school is government-run and has an average advantage score of 1,091, which is much higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality 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).
378
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,091
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Willow Vale
1 school — 378 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Gerringong Public School, Gerringong | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 378 | 1,091 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Willow Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14323/willow-vale/topic/education