Education
In Vugelles-La Mothe about 29 or (29.3%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 16 or (16.2%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 16 who completed tertiary schooling, 56.3% were Swiss men, 37.5% were Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 20 students in the Vugelles-La Mothe school district. In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts. During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 578 children of which 359 children (62.1%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 9 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 9 students in those schools. There were also 2 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school.
As of 2000, there were 22 students from Vugelles-La Mothe who attended schools outside the municipality.
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