44.7% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whittlesea · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Whittlesea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Whittlesea, where 41% of adults hold one of these certificates. This is a community where formal schooling levels and university degrees are both far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the state figure of 61.8%. About 17.9% of the population reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whittlesea, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (19%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 12.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
12.7% ▲ +41.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Whittlesea, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are engineering and related topics at 16.7%, followed by management and commerce at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 4 schools within 3 km, which is more than most similar areas. Government schools make up 75% of the local sector, and three-quarters of all schools are primary.
2.60
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
396
Higher than 59% 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 Whittlesea
4 schools — 1,582 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| St Mary's School, Whittlesea | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 262 | 1,032 |
| Whittlesea Secondary College, Whittlesea | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 723 | 967 |
| Whittlesea Primary School, Whittlesea | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 395 | 977 |
| Upper Plenty Primary School, Upper Plenty | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 202 | 987 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whittlesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22775/whittlesea/topic/education