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Education & Qualifications in Wail

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

Only 37.1% of residents in Wail finished Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. This highlights a community where a small number of people hold higher qualifications and few have completed secondary school.

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Where Wail sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wail — lower than 57% of areas.

Wail12.8%
3401, VIC 14.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 is much lower here than in most areas, sitting 25 points below the Victorian average. About 20% of residents finished Year 11, and another 20% finished Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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37.1% —

Lower than 71% 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 Wail, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (23%).

Year 12 37.1% Year 11 20.0% Year 10 20.0% Year 9 or below 11.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 12.8%, which is around the middle for similar areas but far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.8% —

Lower than 57% 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 Wail, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Graduate diploma / certificate (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (31%).

Certificate III / IV 42.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 35.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 35.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 57%, ahead of Health (21%).

Field of qualification

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In Wail, Engineering & related is the majority at 57%; Health is next at 21%.

Engineering & related 57.1% Health 21.4% Education 21.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than 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).

Schools in and around Wail — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22646/wail/topic/education