35.1% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Weddin · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Weddin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A modest level of formal schooling shapes daily life in Weddin, where only 35.1% of people have finished Year 12. While the number of university degrees has risen slightly since 2011, the area remains far below the state and national averages for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Weddin finished high school compared to the rest of Australia, where the figure is 58.8%. However, there has been a positive shift, with the rate of Year 12 completions rising 5.7 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Weddin splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.2% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.4% of residents.
11.2% ▲ +36.9%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 Weddin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering at 14.4% and Management and commerce at 13.0%. Education and Agriculture and environment also make up significant shares of the local study profiles.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Weddin has 6 schools, which is smaller than about 61% of similar areas. While these schools are much smaller than average with only 428 total enrolments, the area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most places.
6
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
10.47
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
428
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
71
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Weddin
6 schools — 428 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| The Henry Lawson High School, Grenfell | Government | Secondary | — | 178 | 946 |
| Grenfell Public School, Grenfell | Government | Primary | — | 173 | 965 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Grenfell | Catholic | Primary | — | 47 | 995 |
| Caragabal Public School, Caragabal | Government | Primary | — | 15 | 986 |
| Quandialla Public School, Quandialla | Government | Primary | — | 10 | 942 |
| Greenethorpe Public School, Greenethorpe | Government | Primary | — | 5 | 893 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Weddin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18100/weddin/topic/education