27.5% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Werrimull · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Werrimull
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Werrimull have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 27.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical experience and trade certifications than formal academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the state and national figures, with only 27.5% of people finishing Year 12. Other common outcomes include 18.8% reaching Year 10 and 17.5% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Werrimull, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is just 9.8%, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the case for 36.6% of the group.
9.8% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Werrimull, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several areas, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common at 26.8%. Health and Management and Commerce both follow at 22.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Werrimull has one government school which is combined primary and secondary. With an average size of just 30 students, it is much smaller than schools in most other areas.
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).
30
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
860
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Werrimull
1 school — 30 students, average ICSEA 860.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Werrimull P-12 School, Werrimull | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 30 | 860 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Werrimull [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22752/werrimull/topic/education