32.2% ▲ +13.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wunghnu · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wunghnu
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 32.2% of people in Wunghnu have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of senior schooling is a key feature of the area's education profile. Most residents hold practical certifications rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 32.2% of residents finishing. Many others stopped earlier, with 23.7% leaving at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wunghnu, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here; only 8.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian average. Instead, over half of the community holds a Certificate III or IV.
8.5% ▲ +41.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Wunghnu, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are diverse, with Engineering and related fields being the most common at 26.2%. Health, Management and commerce, and Society and culture each account for 10.1% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, though the average school size and advantage score are much lower than most areas. The only local primary school is government-run.
22.22
Higher than 89% 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).
31
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wunghnu
1 school — 31 students, average ICSEA 907.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wunghnu Primary School, Wunghnu | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 31 | 907 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wunghnu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22873/wunghnu/topic/education