68.3% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wheelers Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wheelers Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become more prominent in Wheelers Hill, where 36.3% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure. The area stands out for its strong academic achievement, with far more residents finishing high school than in most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 68.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wheelers Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 9 or below is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is well-qualified, and the 36.3% with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than most similar areas. This is a gap of 10 percentage points compared to the Australian average.
36.3% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 36.3%
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 Wheelers Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Many residents have studied management and commerce, which accounts for 25.2% of qualifications. Engineering and related fields follow at 14.6%, then society and culture at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,082, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 41 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most areas.
2.65
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 90% 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).
747
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,082
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wheelers Hill
41 schools — 30,646 students, average ICSEA 1,082.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 8 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 10 · Combined 5
| Wheelers Hill Secondary College, Wheelers Hill | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 711 | 1,037 |
| Waverley Meadows Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 94 | 1,071 |
| Wheelers Hill Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 699 | 1,151 |
| Jells Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 536 | 1,128 |
| Brandon Park Primary School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 561 | 1,127 |
| St Justin's School, Wheelers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 325 | 1,093 |
| Good Shepherd School, Wheelers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 474 | 1,151 |
| Monash Special Developmental School, Wheelers Hill | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 202 | 1,067 |
| Brentwood Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,565 | 1,097 |
| Mazenod College, Mulgrave | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,469 | 1,089 |
| Glen Waverley South Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 300 | 1,077 |
| Cheshire School, Glen Waverley | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 22 | 1,052 |
| Albany Rise Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 207 | 1,017 |
| Mount View Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 920 | 1,146 |
| Glenallen School, Glen Waverley | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 171 | 1,041 |
| St Leonard's School, Glen Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 268 | 1,142 |
| Mulgrave Primary School, Mulgrave | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 426 | 1,079 |
| Wellington Secondary College, Mulgrave | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,643 | 1,006 |
| St John Vianney's School, Mulgrave | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 417 | 1,049 |
| Glen Waverley Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 2,417 | 1,124 |
| Nazareth College, Noble Park North | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 972 | 1,050 |
| Glen Waverley Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 970 | 1,141 |
| Carwatha College P-12, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 681 | 976 |
| Scoresby Primary School, Scoresby | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 136 | 1,013 |
| Waverley Christian College, Wantirna South | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 2,370 | 1,141 |
| St Jude the Apostle School, Scoresby | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 271 | 1,083 |
| Pinewood Primary School, Mount Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 947 | 1,161 |
| Springvale Rise Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 451 | 929 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Dandenong North | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 244 | 1,045 |
| Highvale Secondary College, Glen Waverley | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,220 | 1,114 |
| Highvale Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 368 | 1,148 |
| Minaret College, Springvale | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 2,929 | 998 |
| Camelot Rise Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 426 | 1,150 |
| Silverton Primary School, Noble Park North | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 406 | 1,023 |
| Knox Gardens Primary School, Wantirna South | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 458 | 1,112 |
| Rosewood Downs Primary School, Dandenong North | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 258 | 1,023 |
| John Monash Science School, Clayton | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 656 | 1,127 |
| Rowville Secondary College, Rowville | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,887 | 1,028 |
| Glendal Primary School, Glen Waverley | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 886 | 1,157 |
| Scoresby Secondary College, Scoresby | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 244 | 1,003 |
| Rowville Primary School, Rowville | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 439 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wheelers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22766/wheelers-hill/topic/education