51.6% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 51.6%
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.
A gap of over 7 percentage points separates Willow Vale from the national figure for Year 12 completion. While the area performs better than many similar places, it remains well below state and national levels for both school and university attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 51.6% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Roughly 31.6% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willow Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
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%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.7% of residents.
18.1% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 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 Willow Vale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Willow Vale are most often in Engineering and related fields (18.1%) or Management and commerce (17.8%). Health and Education also make up a notable portion of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Six schools are located within 3km, which is more than 77% of similar areas. These schools are typically smaller than average and mostly government-run, with a high advantage score.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
215
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 71% 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
6 schools — 1,290 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Tangara School, Mittagong | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 48 | 971 |
| Highlands School, Mittagong | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 37 | 860 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Mittagong | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 180 | 1,035 |
| Mittagong Public School, Mittagong | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 536 | 992 |
| Frensham School, Mittagong | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 345 | 1,137 |
| Colo Vale Public School, Colo Vale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 144 | 952 |
Sources
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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/SAL14324/willow-vale/topic/education