47.8% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wangandary · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wangandary
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common high-level achievement in Wangandary, held by 26.3% of adults. While many residents have higher education, only 47.8% have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with 47.8% completing Year 12. This is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wangandary, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 23.8% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas, though still a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
23.8% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 Wangandary, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and health, both at 16.1%, followed by education at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than 79% of similar areas. These schools are split between government (57.1%) and Catholic (42.9%) sectors.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
403
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,005
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wangandary
7 schools — 2,818 students, average ICSEA 1,005.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Appin Park Primary School, Wangaratta | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 192 | 981 |
| Wangaratta District Specialist School, Wangaratta | Government | Combined | 6.1 km | 171 | 922 |
| St Bernard's School, Wangaratta | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 356 | 1,042 |
| Borinya, Wangaratta Community Partnership, Wangaratta | Catholic | Secondary | 6.7 km | 45 | 975 |
| Wangaratta West Primary School, Wangaratta | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 486 | 1,017 |
| Galen Catholic College, Wangaratta | Catholic | Secondary | 6.9 km | 973 | 1,035 |
| Wangaratta High School, Wangaratta | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 595 | 957 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wangandary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22678/wangandary/topic/education