47.2% ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dennington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dennington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Dennington have remained steady, though the area generally falls behind state and national patterns for higher learning. Fewer than half of residents have finished Year 12, and only 13% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 47.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is around the middle for similar areas, but remains far below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dennington, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure, at just 13%. Trade qualifications are more common here, with 44.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
13.0% ▲ +81.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Dennington, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Dennington are spread across several fields, led by Engineering at 14.2% and Management and commerce at 12.7%. Architecture and building also make up a significant share at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas. While there are 9 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most similar places.
2.30
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
470
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dennington
9 schools — 4,228 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| St John's School, Dennington | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 273 | 1,009 |
| Brauer Secondary College, Warrnambool | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 866 | 982 |
| St Pius X School, Warrnambool | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 246 | 1,002 |
| Merrivale Primary School, Warrnambool | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 184 | 1,018 |
| Warrnambool West Primary School, Warrnambool | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 138 | 902 |
| Merri River School, Warrnambool | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 189 | 921 |
| Emmanuel College Warrnambool - McAuley Campus, Warrnambool | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,340 | 1,064 |
| Warrnambool Primary School, Warrnambool | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 370 | 963 |
| St Joseph's School, Warrnambool | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 622 | 1,068 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dennington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20737/dennington/topic/education