42.8% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whorouly · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Whorouly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Whorouly have stayed relatively stable, though they remain well below state levels. Only 42.8% of residents completed Year 12, and just 11.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school than in the rest of Victoria, with only 42.8% completing Year 12. This is 19 percentage points lower than the state figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whorouly, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Whorouly, where 11.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with most qualified adults holding a Certificate III or IV.
11.9% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Whorouly, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 15.3%, followed by health and management and commerce at 12% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by a single government primary school, which is much smaller than most areas with an average size of 26 students. This school has a higher advantage score than most similar areas.
16.39
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
26
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Whorouly
1 school — 26 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Whorouly Primary School, Whorouly | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 26 | 1,013 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whorouly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22777/whorouly/topic/education