33.3% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wilsons Hill · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty per cent of qualified adults in Wilsons Hill hold a Certificate III or IV, making trade qualifications the most common achievement here. The area has very few residents with university degrees and far fewer people finished Year 12 than the national average.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is much lower than most similar areas.
33.3% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Wilsons Hill, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (18%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Wilsons Hill hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the own national average of 26.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Wilsons Hill, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 72%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 28%.
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 24.4%, followed by society and culture at 13.3%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is typical in size and advantage compared to similar schools.
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).
235
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 235 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Marong Primary School, Marong | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 235 | 994 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wilsons Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22799/wilsons-hill/topic/education