35.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warragul West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Warragul West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished higher education in Warragul West since 2011, though school completion remains low. Only 35.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Despite this, 18.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the national figure, with only 35.7% of people finishing Year 12. Many residents left school earlier, including 28.6% who stopped at Year 11 and 17.9% who left at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warragul West, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 11 (29%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 18.5%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
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 West, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (27%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Health at 19%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are nine schools within 3 km, a number larger than about 81% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than those in most other areas, with an average size of 642 students.
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).
642
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher than 64% 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 West
9 schools — 5,782 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| St Joseph's School, Warragul | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 335 | 1,051 |
| Marist-Sion College, Warragul | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,063 | 1,025 |
| Chairo Christian School, Drouin | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,691 | 1,055 |
| Warragul & District Specialist School, Warragul | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 128 | 963 |
| Lardner and District Primary School, Lardner | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 71 | 1,007 |
| Warragul Regional College, Warragul | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 662 | 975 |
| Drouin Secondary College, Drouin | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,113 | 975 |
| Warragul Primary School, Warragul | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 261 | 986 |
| St Ita's School, Drouin | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 458 | 1,011 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warragul West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22700/warragul-west/topic/education