65.6% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wantirna · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wantirna
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Wantirna hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. A strong 65.6% of people have finished Year 12, and about a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures place the area well above both the Victorian and national averages for education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here at 65.6%, which is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and 58.8% nationally. Only 8.5% of residents have a highest school year of Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wantirna, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is well qualified, with 32.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is a little above the state figure of 29.2% and well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
32.0% ▲ +49.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 32.0%
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 Wantirna, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most people with qualifications have studied management and commerce (23.4%) or engineering (14.4%). Other common fields include health and society and culture, both at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wantirna has some of the largest schools and highest advantage scores for its level, with 50 schools within 3km. While government schools make up 70% of the sector, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.89
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Higher than 92% 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).
525
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,097
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wantirna
50 schools — 26,270 students, average ICSEA 1,097.
By sector: Government 35 · Catholic 11 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Wantirna Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 53 | 1,031 |
| Wantirna College, Wantirna | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,458 | 1,031 |
| St Luke's School, Wantirna | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 165 | 1,098 |
| Regency Park Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 537 | 1,068 |
| Templeton Primary School, Wantirna | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 720 | 1,136 |
| The Knox School, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 764 | 1,159 |
| Heathmont College, Heathmont | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 667 | 1,014 |
| Marlborough Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 124 | 1,037 |
| St James' School, Vermont | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 351 | 1,139 |
| Vermont Secondary College, Vermont | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,650 | 1,122 |
| Wantirna South Primary School, Wantirna South | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 233 | 1,074 |
| Bayswater West Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 223 | 1,003 |
| Knox Central Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 75 | 1,018 |
| St Andrews Christian College, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 719 | 1,166 |
| Waverley Christian College, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 2,370 | 1,141 |
| Rangeview Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 689 | 1,155 |
| Vermont Primary School, Vermont | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 752 | 1,161 |
| Holy Trinity School, Wantirna South | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 210 | 1,083 |
| St Mary's College for the Deaf - Wantirna South Campus, Wantirna South | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 75 | 1,028 |
| Knox Gardens Primary School, Wantirna South | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 458 | 1,112 |
| Bayswater South Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 339 | 1,099 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 155 | 1,024 |
| Camelot Rise Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 426 | 1,150 |
| Great Ryrie Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 566 | 1,072 |
| Aquinas College, Ringwood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,659 | 1,085 |
| Fairhills High School, Knoxfield | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 404 | 994 |
| Bayswater Secondary College, Bayswater | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 256 | 972 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 85 | 1,003 |
| Livingstone Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 612 | 1,142 |
| Vermont South Special School, Vermont South | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 140 | 998 |
| Heathmont East Primary School, Heathmont | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 570 | 1,127 |
| Weeden Heights Primary School, Vermont South | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 154 | 1,141 |
| St Jude the Apostle School, Scoresby | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 271 | 1,083 |
| Scoresby Secondary College, Scoresby | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 244 | 1,003 |
| Fairhills Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| Knox Park Primary School, Knoxfield | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 312 | 1,061 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Ringwood | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 248 | 981 |
| Ringwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,516 | 1,052 |
| Parkmore Primary School, Forest Hill | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 121 | 1,095 |
| Emmaus College, Vermont South | Catholic | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,479 | 1,086 |
| Highvale Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,220 | 1,114 |
| Holy Saviour Parish School, Vermont South | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 133 | — |
| Antonio Park Primary School, Mitcham | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 529 | 1,137 |
| Scoresby Primary School, Scoresby | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 136 | 1,013 |
| Highvale Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 368 | 1,148 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Boronia | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 129 | 1,086 |
| Eastwood Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 555 | 1,092 |
| Carrington Primary School, Knoxfield | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 64 | 974 |
| Kent Park Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 197 | 1,012 |
| Tintern Grammar, Ringwood East | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 985 | 1,154 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wantirna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22685/wantirna/topic/education