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Education & Qualifications in Waggarandall

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification in Waggarandall, where only 43.5% of people finished Year 12. This is a far lower rate than both the state and national figures, reflecting a local trend toward vocational training over higher academic degrees.

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Where Waggarandall sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Waggarandall — lower than 86% of areas.

Waggarandall5.9%
3646, VIC 18.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 43.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8% and the Australian figure of 58.8%. About 23.9% of people left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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43.5% —

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Waggarandall, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 9 or below (24%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 12 43.5% Year 9 or below 23.9% Year 11 19.6% Year 10 10.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with just 5.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.9% —

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Waggarandall, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 26.9% Bachelor degree 11.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Local qualifications are most often in agriculture and environment or health, each held by 15.4% of those with a qualification, followed by engineering at 11.5%.

Field of qualification

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Waggarandall splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (36%) and Health (36%), with Engineering & related at 27%.

Agriculture & environment 15.4% Health 15.4% Engineering & related 11.5%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation seen in about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Waggarandall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22643/waggarandall/topic/education