57.5% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wangoom · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wangoom
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Wangoom hold higher qualifications than in most similar areas. While 19.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, though at 57.5% it sits a little below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wangoom, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The local area has a higher rate of university degrees than most similar places, but this 19.3% is still well below the Victorian figure of 29.2%. Trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 37.3% of adults.
19.3% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 Wangoom, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and Environment and Health both being the most common at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The three schools within 3km of the area have a school advantage score that is much higher than most similar areas, though the typical school size of 153 is lower than most.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
153
Lower than 68% 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 Wangoom
3 schools — 459 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Allansford and District Primary School, Allansford | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 160 | 1,006 |
| Cudgee Primary School, Cudgee | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 23 | 1,052 |
| King's College, Warrnambool | Independent | Combined | 7.2 km | 276 | 1,083 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wangoom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22683/wangoom/topic/education