45.6% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wy Yung · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wy Yung
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Wy Yung sits around the middle of similar areas for education levels, though it trails behind state and national figures. Only 45.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. This trend carries into higher education, with a small proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population, 45.6%, finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Other common highest school years reached include Year 10 at 19.2% and Year 11 at 16%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wy Yung, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 14.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, while Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 40.3%.
14.3% ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 Wy Yung, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 15.5%. Health, Management, and Education each make up about 13% to 14% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has nine schools within 3 km, which is more than about 81% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, though they have a lower average advantage score.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
426
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wy Yung
9 schools — 3,836 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Wild Cherry School, Bairnsdale | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 43 | 1,053 |
| Bairnsdale West Primary School, Bairnsdale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 328 | 913 |
| Lucknow Primary School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 539 | 986 |
| East Gippsland Specialist School, Bairnsdale | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 95 | 857 |
| Bairnsdale Secondary College, Bairnsdale | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,213 | 955 |
| Bairnsdale Primary School, Bairnsdale | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 260 | 892 |
| Nagle College, Bairnsdale | Catholic | Secondary | 5.3 km | 803 | 1,018 |
| St Mary's School, Bairnsdale | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 473 | 1,024 |
| Bairnsdale Christian College, Bairnsdale | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 82 | 1,010 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wy Yung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22876/wy-yung/topic/education