59.3% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wandiligong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wandiligong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A school advantage score of 1,055 is much higher than most similar areas in Wandiligong. This reflects a community where adults are well-qualified, with over a quarter holding a bachelor's degree or higher. While schooling levels are slightly below the state average, they remain higher than in many other similar regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.3% of residents have finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is roughly the same as the national figure, though a little below the Victoria average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wandiligong, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 25.9% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 27.7% of residents.
25.9% ▲ +95.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 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 →In Wandiligong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 12.5%. Education (11.8%), management and commerce (11.1%), and health (10.4%) also represent significant portions of the community's studies.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar places, with two schools located within 3km. All schools here are government-run and are either primary or combined schools.
9.01
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
277
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,055
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wandiligong
2 schools — 554 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Wandiligong Primary School, Wandiligong | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 40 | 1,070 |
| Bright P-12 College, Bright | Government | Combined | 7.5 km | 514 | 1,054 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wandiligong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22671/wandiligong/topic/education