59.7% ▲ +68.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Windermere · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Windermere
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 60% of adults in Windermere have finished Year 12, reflecting a community where most residents have a solid foundation of basic schooling. While high school completion is common, the area has a lower proportion of university degrees than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.7% of people completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the Victorian average but sits about the same as the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Windermere, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.9% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.2% of residents.
17.9% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 Windermere, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 19.2%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary school within 3km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. This school is government-run and has an average size of 353 students.
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).
353
Higher than 54% 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).
Schools serving Windermere
1 school — 353 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Miners Rest Primary School, Miners Rest | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 353 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Windermere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22804/windermere/topic/education