34.6% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whittington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Whittington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 27 percentage points separates Whittington from the Victorian average for Year 12 completion, which is far below the state figure. Only 34.6% of residents finished their final year of school, and university degrees are similarly uncommon here.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over a third of residents completed Year 12, a result that is far below both the state and national figures. Many people left school earlier, with 20.4% reaching Year 10 and 19.6% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whittington, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in Whittington, where only 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure; instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.9%.
10.1% ▲ +125.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Whittington, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 13.3% and engineering at 12.4%. Other notable areas of study include management and commerce, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12 schools within 3km, which is more than 84% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the local schools have an advantage score that is higher than most areas.
3.18
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
295
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Whittington
12 schools — 3,540 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Whittington Primary School, Whittington | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 153 | 896 |
| MacKillop Specialist School - Whittington, Whittington | Catholic | Combined | 0.5 km | 196 | 993 |
| Newcomb Secondary College, Newcomb | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 515 | 950 |
| Geelong East Primary School, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 147 | 948 |
| Christ the King School, Newcomb | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 269 | 1,061 |
| Newcomb Primary School, Newcomb | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 142 | 960 |
| Tate Street Primary School Geelong, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 164 | 1,029 |
| St Margaret's School, East Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 241 | 1,063 |
| Moolap Primary School, Moolap | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 197 | 970 |
| Geelong High School, East Geelong | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 976 | 998 |
| St Mary's School, Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 214 | 1,114 |
| Geelong South Primary School, South Geelong | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 326 | 1,088 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whittington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22774/whittington/topic/education