72.2% —
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 72.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warrandyte (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Warrandyte (Eastern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Warrandyte hold high-level qualifications than the national average, with 37.8% having a bachelor degree or higher. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates are significantly higher than across Victoria and Australia. Higher education levels have continued to climb here over the last five years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher than in most areas, with 72.2% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure and represents a rise of 5.1 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warrandyte (Eastern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 11 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 37.8% of adults, which is well above the Victorian average of 29.2%. This figure rose 5.7 points since 2016, with bachelor degrees and postgraduate degrees being the most common high-level qualifications.
37.8% —
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 37.8%
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 Warrandyte (Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 24.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.2% and health at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score much higher than most areas, with an average size of 591 students. While there are 11,226 enrolments, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most areas.
1.70
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 54% of state electorate 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).
11,226
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
591
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,123
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Warrandyte (Eastern Metropolitan)
19 schools — 11,226 students, average ICSEA 1,123.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Andersons Creek Primary School, Warrandyte | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 178 | 1,096 |
| Warrandyte Primary School, Warrandyte | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 200 | 1,112 |
| St Anne's School, Park Orchards | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 231 | 1,119 |
| Park Orchards Primary School, Park Orchards | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 338 | 1,119 |
| Donvale Christian College, Donvale | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,623 | 1,158 |
| Warranwood Primary School, Warranwood | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 375 | 1,089 |
| Warrandyte High School, Warrandyte | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 278 | 1,049 |
| Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School, Warranwood | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 470 | 1,097 |
| Our Lady of the Pines School, Donvale | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 404 | 1,108 |
| Whitefriars College, Donvale | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,055 | 1,112 |
| Milgate Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 742 | 1,144 |
| Wonga Park Primary School, Wonga Park | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| Donburn Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 550 | 1,133 |
| East Doncaster Secondary College, Doncaster East | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 2,211 | 1,124 |
| Heatherwood School, Donvale | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 214 | 991 |
| Donvale Primary School, Donvale | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 289 | 1,120 |
| Doncaster Gardens Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 785 | 1,147 |
| Ss Peter & Paul's School, Doncaster East | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 60 | 1,088 |
| Beverley Hills Primary School, Doncaster East | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 811 | 1,153 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warrandyte (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28301/warrandyte/topic/education