56.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whitelaw · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Whitelaw
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Agriculture and environment qualifications are the most common in Whitelaw, with 45% of qualified residents studying in this field. While more people here finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, the community has a much lower rate of university degrees than the state or national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whitelaw, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 9 or below (26%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below both the Victorian average of 29.2% and the Australian average of 26.3%.
12.0% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Whitelaw splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Certificate I / II at 33%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond agriculture and environment, the most common qualifications are in engineering (20%), followed by health and education at 15% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government secondary school, which is larger than those in about 59% of similar 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).
437
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Whitelaw
1 school — 437 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Secondary 1
| Korumburra Secondary College, Korumburra | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 437 | 976 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whitelaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22771/whitelaw/topic/education