64.8% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wonga Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wonga Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong focus on high-level schooling defines Wonga Park, where 64.8% of residents have finished Year 12. This rate is well above both the Victorian and national figures. The area is characterised by high educational attainment, with many adults holding university or trade qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, sitting at 64.8%. This is 6 points higher than the national average and 3 points above the Victorian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wonga Park, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the Australian average, it is a little below the Victorian figure.
26.6% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Wonga Park splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (34%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.5% and health at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas and are typically larger, with an average size of 500 students. There are 21 schools within 3km, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.57
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
500
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,089
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wonga Park
21 schools — 10,497 students, average ICSEA 1,089.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Wonga Park Primary School, Wonga Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| Yarra Road Primary School, Croydon North | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 244 | 1,060 |
| Village School, Croydon North | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 68 | 1,089 |
| Chirnside Park Primary School, Chirnside Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 411 | 1,040 |
| Oxley Christian College, Chirnside Park | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 838 | 1,119 |
| Croydon Hills Primary School, Croydon Hills | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 737 | 1,095 |
| Warranwood Primary School, Warranwood | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 375 | 1,089 |
| Warrandyte Primary School, Warrandyte | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 200 | 1,112 |
| Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School, Warranwood | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 470 | 1,097 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School, Croydon Hills | Independent | Primary | 5.3 km | 658 | 1,147 |
| Luther College, Croydon Hills | Independent | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,219 | 1,127 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar, Ringwood | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 1,899 | 1,155 |
| Manchester Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 158 | 955 |
| Mooroolbark College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 934 | 982 |
| Croydon Community School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 143 | 983 |
| Mooroolbark Grammar, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 39 | 997 |
| Kalinda Primary School, Ringwood | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 424 | 1,097 |
| Rolling Hills Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 409 | 1,046 |
| Bimbadeen Heights Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 541 | 1,039 |
| Ainslie Parklands Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 93 | 1,044 |
| Croydon Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 225 | 955 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wonga Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22825/wonga-park/topic/education