34.6% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wonthaggi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wonthaggi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Wonthaggi have finished high school or university than in most similar areas. Only 34.6% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This pattern is seen across qualifications, where only 11.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with just 34.6% of residents finishing. This is much lower than most areas, while about 20% of the population left school at Year 10 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wonthaggi, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 11.7% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 35.7% of people.
11.7% ▲ +74.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Wonthaggi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering at 12.3% and health at 11.9%, followed by society and culture and management and commerce.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wonthaggi has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with six schools within 3 km. Most of these are government primary schools, and they are typically larger than those in similar areas.
7.50
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
441
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wonthaggi
6 schools — 2,645 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Bass Coast Specialist School, Wonthaggi | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 74 | 922 |
| Bass Coast College, Wonthaggi | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,687 | 988 |
| Wonthaggi Primary School, Wonthaggi | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 371 | 996 |
| St Joseph's School, Wonthaggi | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 315 | 1,031 |
| Wonthaggi North Primary School, Wonthaggi | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 151 | 942 |
| Powlett River Primary School, Dalyston | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 47 | 970 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wonthaggi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22829/wonthaggi/topic/education