33.9% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wildwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wildwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification in Wildwood, where only 33.9% of residents have finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure, showing a local trend toward trade and vocational training over traditional high school and university paths.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with only 33.9% of people completing it. This is 25 points lower than the national average and 28 points below the Victorian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wildwood, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common in Wildwood than across the state, with only 10.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is 19 points lower than the Victorian average.
10.5% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Wildwood, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of qualification are engineering at 14.3% and management and commerce at 11.6%, followed by health and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wildwood has three schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level and have a school advantage score much higher than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
790
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,050
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wildwood
3 schools — 2,370 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Goonawarra Primary School, Sunbury | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 351 | 999 |
| Salesian College Sunbury, Sunbury | Catholic | Secondary | 5.5 km | 1,720 | 1,059 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Sunbury | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 299 | 1,061 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wildwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22784/wildwood/topic/education