44.8% ▲ +30.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woori Yallock · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woori Yallock
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Woori Yallock finished high school or earned a degree compared to state and national figures. Only 44.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is 17 points below the Victorian average. This trend carries through to higher education, where the level of university qualifications is also far below the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 44.8%, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Roughly 23% of the community stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 12% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woori Yallock, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 51% of residents.
10.6% ▲ +70.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Woori Yallock, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 17.5%, followed by Architecture and building at 12.9% and Society and culture at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are only 1.62 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most similar areas. The two local primary schools are both government-run and have an average size of 283 students.
1.62
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
283
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woori Yallock
2 schools — 566 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Woori Yallock Primary School, Woori Yallock | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 429 | 986 |
| Launching Place Primary School, Launching Place | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 137 | 969 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woori Yallock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22857/woori-yallock/topic/education