43.6% ▲ +47.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Winchelsea · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Winchelsea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Winchelsea have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 43.6% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This creates a local profile where trade and certificate qualifications are more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 43.6% of residents finishing their final school year. Other common outcomes include 18.4% reaching Year 10 and 15.8% reaching Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Winchelsea, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with 15.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 29.2% seen in Victoria. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.4% of residents.
15.1% ▲ +55.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 Winchelsea, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 13.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.1%. Health and Society and culture both account for 10.9% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a small number of schools compared to other places, with only one primary school serving the community. This single government-run school has an average size of 141 students.
2.33
Lower than 66% 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).
141
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Winchelsea
1 school — 141 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Winchelsea Primary School, Winchelsea | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 141 | 978 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Winchelsea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22802/winchelsea/topic/education