51.7% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Walhalla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Walhalla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Zero adults in Walhalla hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking a stark contrast to the rest of the country. This reflects a local profile where higher education is very uncommon, and many residents leave school before finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 51.7%, have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Many others stop earlier, with 27.6% finishing Year 11 and 10.3% finishing Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Walhalla, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 11 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 0.0%, which is among the lowest across similar areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Walhalla, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 54%; Certificate III / IV is next at 46%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Health at 33%, ahead of Management & commerce (20%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is very small with an average size of 8 students. This school's advantage score of 926 is much lower than most other areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
8
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Walhalla
1 school — 8 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rawson Primary School, Rawson | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 8 | 926 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Walhalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22651/walhalla/topic/education