49.6% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warragul · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Warragul
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About one third of qualified adults in Warragul hold a Certificate III or IV, marking it as a place where practical trade skills are common. While the area has more university graduates than many similar places, it sits well below the state and national figures for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher than in most similar areas, though at 49.6% it remains far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Roughly 17.6% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warragul, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.3% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, but it is still well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
20.3% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 Warragul, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 15.2%, followed by engineering at 13.5% and society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most similar areas, with an average size of 460 students. There are 17 schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
2.20
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
460
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Warragul
17 schools — 7,828 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Warragul North Primary School, Warragul | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 480 | 1,019 |
| Warragul Primary School, Warragul | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 261 | 986 |
| Marist-Sion College, Warragul | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,063 | 1,025 |
| Warragul & District Specialist School, Warragul | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 128 | 963 |
| Warragul Regional College, Warragul | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 662 | 975 |
| St Joseph's School, Warragul | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 335 | 1,051 |
| St Angela of the Cross Primary School, Warragul | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 282 | 1,035 |
| ECG Secondary College, Warragul | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 306 | 957 |
| Nilma Primary School, Nilma | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 75 | 979 |
| Chairo Christian School, Drouin | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,691 | 1,055 |
| Buln Buln Primary School, Buln Buln | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 143 | 1,000 |
| St Ita's School, Drouin | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 458 | 1,011 |
| Drouin Primary School, Drouin | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 504 | 972 |
| Drouin Secondary College, Drouin | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 1,113 | 975 |
| Bona Vista Primary School, Bona Vista | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 17 | 916 |
| Lardner and District Primary School, Lardner | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 71 | 1,007 |
| Drouin West Primary School, Drouin West | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 239 | 999 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warragul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22698/warragul/topic/education