64.4% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodend · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodend
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of adults in Woodend hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area much more highly qualified than most similar places. Most residents have a strong educational background, with 64.4% completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 64.4%. This is a little above the Victoria rate and well above the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodend, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a bachelor degree, held by 31% of residents. Overall, 35.5% of adults have a degree or higher, which is well above the state and national averages.
35.5% ▲ +41.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 35.5%
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 Woodend, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common, at 15%, followed closely by management and commerce at 14.7%. Engineering and health are also frequent fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has an average school advantage score of 1,113, among the highest for its level. While there are six schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.54
Lower than 81% 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).
326
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,113
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woodend
6 schools — 1,954 students, average ICSEA 1,113.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 1
| St Ambrose's School, Woodend | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 225 | 1,109 |
| Woodend Primary School, Woodend | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 378 | 1,091 |
| Braemar College, Woodend | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,094 | 1,121 |
| Mount Macedon Primary School, Mount Macedon | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 131 | 1,147 |
| Hesket Primary School, Hesket | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 76 | 1,087 |
| Newham Primary School, Newham | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 50 | 1,079 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22833/woodend/topic/education