41.6% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whanregarwen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Whanregarwen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education is more common here than in most similar areas, though many adults in Whanregarwen missed out on finishing high school. This mix of academic achievement and practical experience shapes the local skill set, with 22.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Roughly 14% of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whanregarwen, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 22.1% of adults have a university degree, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.6% of residents.
22.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 Whanregarwen, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with architecture and building as well as society and culture both accounting for 15.7% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Three schools are located within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller than most, with two primary and one secondary school serving the community.
3
Higher than 67% 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.
983
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Whanregarwen
3 schools — 614 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Alexandra Secondary College, Alexandra | Government | Secondary | 7.6 km | 324 | 968 |
| Alexandra Primary School, Alexandra | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 156 | 984 |
| St Mary's School, Alexandra | Catholic | Primary | 8.7 km | 134 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whanregarwen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22763/whanregarwen/topic/education