35.7% ▲ +88.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woorinen South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woorinen South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 35.7% of residents in Woorinen South completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in secondary schooling is reflected in the area's qualifications, with very few adults holding university degrees. The local education landscape is centered around small, government-run primary schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than most areas, with only 35.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woorinen South, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare here, as only 6.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though 41.8% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
6.3% ▲ +285.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Woorinen South, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have studied a variety of fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 17.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though these are typically very small government primary schools.
14.08
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
75
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woorinen South
1 school — 75 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Woorinen District Primary School, Woorinen South | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 75 | 931 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woorinen South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22860/woorinen-south/topic/education