34.6% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warracknabeal · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Warracknabeal
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Warracknabeal have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 34.6% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This suggests a local workforce more likely to rely on practical skills than formal degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 34.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 17.1% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warracknabeal, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 9.8%, far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 38% of the highest qualifications.
9.8% ▲ +38.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Warracknabeal, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering (13.9%), Society and Culture (13%), and Health (12.3%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Warracknabeal has 10.87 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. These schools are typically small, with an average size of 97 students.
10.87
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
97
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
957
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Warracknabeal
4 schools — 389 students, average ICSEA 957.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Warracknabeal Special Developmental School, Warracknabeal | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 29 | 951 |
| St Mary's School, Warracknabeal | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 74 | 1,026 |
| Warracknabeal Secondary College, Warracknabeal | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 175 | 964 |
| Warracknabeal Primary School, Warracknabeal | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 111 | 903 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warracknabeal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22697/warracknabeal/topic/education