41.2% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willow Grove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Willow Grove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 41.2% of people in Willow Grove have completed Year 12, a figure far below the Victorian average. This reflects a local trend where many adults have stopped their formal schooling before finishing high school. Higher education is also less common here than in the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 41.2% of residents finishing. Many others stopped earlier, including 20.9% who finished Year 10 and 18.6% who finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willow Grove, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.2%, which is far below the Victorian and Australian figures. The most common qualification held by locals is a Certificate III or IV, at 37.4%.
16.2% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
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 Willow Grove, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 18.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, though the typical school size of 66 students is much lower than usual. All local schools are government-run primary schools.
6.62
Higher than 65% 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).
66
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Willow Grove
1 school — 66 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Willow Grove Primary School, Willow Grove | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 66 | 1,002 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Willow Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22794/willow-grove/topic/education