28.0% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wedderburn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wedderburn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have completed high school or university in Wedderburn than in most similar areas. Only 28% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where just 8.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. About 22.3% of the population finished Year 10, while 21.5% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wedderburn, the largest group is Year 12 at 32%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher—far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35% of residents.
8.5% ▲ +63.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Wedderburn, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 15.4%, followed by society and culture at 11.8% and health at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. This combined school has an average size of 205 students and a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
8.62
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
205
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wedderburn
1 school — 205 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Wedderburn College, Wedderburn | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 205 | 926 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wedderburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22733/wedderburn/topic/education