34.3% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wentworth · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Wentworth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Wentworth have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 34.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While the number of people with degrees has risen slightly since 2011, the region still trails well behind the state average for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%, though it has risen 6.6 percentage points since 2011. About 22.5% of people stopped at Year 10, while 14.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wentworth, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 11.1% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.6% of the population.
11.1% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Wentworth, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the region are spread across several fields, with Engineering leading at 14.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.6% and Health at 10.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wentworth has 8 government schools, which is a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. These schools are much smaller than usual, with an average of 85 students per school.
8
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.58
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
682
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
85
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
890
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wentworth
8 schools — 682 students, average ICSEA 890.
By sector: Government 8
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 1
| Gol Gol Public School, Gol Gol | Government | Primary | — | 201 | 1,010 |
| Coomealla High School, Dareton | Government | Secondary | — | 190 | 826 |
| Wentworth Public School, Wentworth | Government | Primary | — | 110 | 881 |
| Buronga Public School, Buronga | Government | Primary | — | 80 | 870 |
| Dareton Public School, Dareton | Government | Primary | — | 54 | 668 |
| Palinyewah Public School, Ellerslie | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 967 |
| Pomona Public School, Pomona | Government | Primary | — | 19 | 929 |
| Pooncarie Public School, Pooncarie | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 937 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wentworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18200/wentworth/topic/education