58.4% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Waldara · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Waldara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Waldara have remained steady, with a strong proportion of residents holding high-level qualifications. About 25.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. This high level of attainment is reflected in the local schooling data, where school advantage scores are higher than most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half the population, or 58.4%, finished Year 12. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it ever so slightly trails the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Waldara, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.1% of residents.
25.9% ▲ +63.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Waldara splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 19.5%, followed by Health at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Waldara has more schools within 3 km than 81% of similar areas, with an average school size of 458 students. Government and Catholic schools each make up 44.4% of the local sector.
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).
458
Higher than 67% 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 Waldara
9 schools — 4,120 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Appin Park Primary School, Wangaratta | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 192 | 981 |
| Borinya, Wangaratta Community Partnership, Wangaratta | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 45 | 975 |
| Wangaratta District Specialist School, Wangaratta | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 171 | 922 |
| Galen Catholic College, Wangaratta | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 973 | 1,035 |
| Wangaratta High School, Wangaratta | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 595 | 957 |
| St Bernard's School, Wangaratta | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 356 | 1,042 |
| Wangaratta West Primary School, Wangaratta | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 486 | 1,017 |
| Cathedral College Wangaratta, Wangaratta | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 1,075 | 1,084 |
| St Patrick's School, Wangaratta | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 227 | 1,045 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Waldara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22650/waldara/topic/education