71.4% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warranwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Warranwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees have become more common in Warranwood over the last decade. The area is now far more educated than the national average, with 71.4% of residents completing Year 12. This strong academic trend is reflected in the high number of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is very common here, with 71.4% of residents doing so. This is well above the Victoria figure of 61.8% and far above the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warranwood, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are prevalent, as 31.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 26.3%.
31.9% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 31.9%
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 Warranwood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.4%, followed by engineering at 12.8% and education at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Warranwood has a high average school advantage score and larger schools than most areas. While there are 20 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most areas.
2.21
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
522
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 Warranwood
20 schools — 10,442 students, average ICSEA 1,097.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Warranwood Primary School, Warranwood | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 375 | 1,089 |
| Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School, Warranwood | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 470 | 1,097 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar, Ringwood | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,899 | 1,155 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School, Croydon Hills | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 658 | 1,147 |
| Kalinda Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 424 | 1,097 |
| Croydon Hills Primary School, Croydon Hills | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 737 | 1,095 |
| Yarra Road Primary School, Croydon North | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 244 | 1,060 |
| Luther College, Croydon Hills | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,219 | 1,127 |
| Holy Spirit School, Ringwood North | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 386 | 1,102 |
| Ainslie Parklands Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 93 | 1,044 |
| Melba Secondary College, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 663 | 1,003 |
| St Anne's School, Park Orchards | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 231 | 1,119 |
| Ringwood North Primary School, Ringwood North | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 471 | 1,107 |
| Mullum Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 261 | 1,064 |
| Park Orchards Primary School, Park Orchards | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 338 | 1,119 |
| Croydon Community School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 143 | 983 |
| Norwood Secondary College, Ringwood | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,083 | 1,059 |
| Sacred Heart School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 454 | 1,065 |
| Croydon Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 225 | 955 |
| Village School, Croydon North | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 68 | 1,089 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warranwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22704/warranwood/topic/education