42.7% ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wangaratta · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wangaratta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 42.7% of residents in Wangaratta have finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian and national figures. This gap in senior schooling is reflected in the number of adults with university degrees, which is also much lower than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the national figure, with 19.6% of people stopping at Year 10 and 14% leaving at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wangaratta, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.3% of the population, far below the 29.2% seen in Victoria. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.6% of residents.
16.3% ▲ +51.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
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 Wangaratta, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Health at 15.8%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12.7% and Engineering at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wangaratta has 12 schools within 3km, more than 84% of similar areas, and its schools have an advantage score higher than most. Half of these schools are government-run, while 41.7% are Catholic.
3.62
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
373
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wangaratta
12 schools — 4,473 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Our Lady's School, Wangaratta | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 75 | 956 |
| Yarrunga Primary School, Wangaratta | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 130 | 913 |
| St Patrick's School, Wangaratta | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Cathedral College Wangaratta, Wangaratta | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,075 | 1,084 |
| Wangaratta Primary School, Wangaratta | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 148 | 1,018 |
| Wangaratta West Primary School, Wangaratta | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 486 | 1,017 |
| St Bernard's School, Wangaratta | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 356 | 1,042 |
| Wangaratta High School, Wangaratta | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 595 | 957 |
| Wangaratta District Specialist School, Wangaratta | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 171 | 922 |
| Galen Catholic College, Wangaratta | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 973 | 1,035 |
| Appin Park Primary School, Wangaratta | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 192 | 981 |
| Borinya, Wangaratta Community Partnership, Wangaratta | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 45 | 975 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22680/wangaratta/topic/education