50.2% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warragul South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Warragul South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nine different schools serve the families of Warragul South, making it an area where education is a central part of daily life. While local qualification levels are higher than in many similar areas, they remain well below the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. Other common outcomes include Year 10 at 16.1% and Year 11 at 13.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warragul South, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 19.0%. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is still well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
19.0% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 Warragul South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 14.7%, followed by society and culture at 11.0% and education at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are nine schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools (66.7%), with over half being primary schools.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
319
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% 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 South
9 schools — 2,869 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Lardner and District Primary School, Lardner | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 71 | 1,007 |
| Ellinbank Primary School, Ellinbank | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 26 | 985 |
| ECG Secondary College, Warragul | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 306 | 957 |
| Bona Vista Primary School, Bona Vista | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 17 | 916 |
| Warragul Regional College, Warragul | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 662 | 975 |
| Warragul & District Specialist School, Warragul | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 128 | 963 |
| Marist-Sion College, Warragul | Catholic | Secondary | 6.1 km | 1,063 | 1,025 |
| St Joseph's School, Warragul | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 335 | 1,051 |
| Warragul Primary School, Warragul | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 261 | 986 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warragul South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22699/warragul-south/topic/education