59.8% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wyndham Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wyndham Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Wyndham Vale have risen since 2011, with 24% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it still sits a little below the national figure. The area is largely defined by a workforce with practical and professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 60% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wyndham Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Professional degrees are common here, with 24% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Victorian average, though it remains much higher than most similar areas.
24.0% ▲ +81.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Wyndham Vale splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (27%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.3% and society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest in the region, averaging 820 students. While there are 30 schools within 3km, there are only 0.57 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the lowest at this level.
0.57
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
820
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wyndham Vale
30 schools — 24,612 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 20 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Manor Lakes P-12 College, Wyndham Vale | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 2,881 | 996 |
| Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Manor Lakes | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 486 | 1,079 |
| Ngarri Primary School, Manor Lakes | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 779 | 1,055 |
| Riverbend Primary School, Wyndham Vale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 731 | 1,034 |
| Laa Yulta Primary School, Mambourin | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 393 | 1,040 |
| Brinbeal Secondary College, Tarneit | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 454 | 1,039 |
| Karwan Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 823 | 1,067 |
| Barayip Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 219 | 1,059 |
| Wyndham Vale Primary School, Wyndham Vale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 1,081 | 1,015 |
| Iramoo Primary School, Wyndham Vale | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 516 | 944 |
| Davis Creek Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 930 | 1,046 |
| Islamic College of Melbourne, Tarneit | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 2,017 | 1,083 |
| Bethany Catholic Primary School, Werribee | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 568 | 1,044 |
| St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Werribee | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 402 | 1,085 |
| Westgrove Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 527 | 976 |
| Manorvale Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 291 | 942 |
| Good News Lutheran College, Tarneit | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 1,872 | 1,116 |
| Wyndham Central Secondary College, Werribee | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,263 | 921 |
| Walcom Ngarrwa Secondary College, Werribee | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 437 | 989 |
| Nganboo Borron School, Werribee | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 115 | 965 |
| Thomas Chirnside Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 295 | 963 |
| Lollypop Creek Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 390 | 1,034 |
| The Grange P-12 College, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 1,919 | 973 |
| St Andrew's School, Werribee | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 290 | 1,021 |
| Cambridge Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 660 | 1,036 |
| Wyndham Park Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 404 | 948 |
| Julia Gillard Community College - 20 Synnot Street, Werribee | Independent | Secondary | 6.9 km | 54 | 941 |
| Heathdale Christian College, Werribee | Independent | Combined | 7.1 km | 2,367 | 1,139 |
| Werribee Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 531 | 1,014 |
| Riverwalk Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 917 | 1,050 |
Sources
More for Wyndham Vale
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wyndham Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22883/wyndham-vale/topic/education