54.9% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wingecarribee · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Wingecarribee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Wingecarribee, where a quarter of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This shift is part of a broader upward trend in learning, with the share of people finishing Year 12 climbing 11 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 54.9% of residents have completed Year 12, this is well below the national figure of 58.8%. Year 12 is the most common highest school year reached, followed by Year 10 at 24.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wingecarribee, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.5% of adults, which is about the same as the Australian average. This represents a significant increase from 17.5% in 2011, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 26.9%.
25.5% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Wingecarribee splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by engineering at 13.0% and society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wingecarribee has 28 schools, serving 7,269 enrolments across the region. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,051, which is much higher than most similar areas, with 64.3% of students attending government schools.
28
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.18
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7,269
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
260
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wingecarribee
28 schools — 7,269 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 7 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 5 · Combined 5
| Chevalier College, Burradoo | Independent | Secondary | — | 951 | 1,081 |
| Oxley College, Burradoo | Independent | Combined | — | 827 | 1,153 |
| Moss Vale High School, Moss Vale | Government | Secondary | — | 790 | 1,015 |
| Bowral High School, Bowral | Government | Secondary | — | 564 | 956 |
| Mittagong Public School, Mittagong | Government | Primary | — | 536 | 992 |
| Bowral Public School, Bowral | Government | Primary | — | 484 | 1,090 |
| Moss Vale Public School, Moss Vale | Government | Primary | — | 442 | 985 |
| Southern Highlands Christian School, Bowral | Independent | Combined | — | 363 | 1,068 |
| Frensham School, Mittagong | Independent | Secondary | — | 345 | 1,137 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Bowral | Catholic | Primary | — | 219 | 1,103 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Moss Vale | Catholic | Primary | — | 188 | 1,063 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Mittagong | Catholic | Primary | — | 180 | 1,035 |
| Berrima Public School, Berrima | Government | Primary | — | 158 | 1,029 |
| Robertson Public School, Robertson | Government | Primary | — | 147 | 1,025 |
| Colo Vale Public School, Colo Vale | Government | Primary | — | 144 | 952 |
| Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School, Bowral | Independent | Combined | — | 131 | 1,052 |
| St Paul's International College, Moss Vale | Independent | Secondary | — | 127 | 1,071 |
| Bundanoon Public School, Bundanoon | Government | Primary | — | 125 | 1,036 |
| Exeter Public School, Exeter | Government | Primary | — | 123 | 1,030 |
| Hill Top Public School, Hill Top | Government | Primary | — | 120 | 935 |
| Frensham Junior School, Mittagong | Independent | Primary | — | 103 | 1,157 |
| Tangara School, Mittagong | Government | Combined | — | 48 | 971 |
| Wingello Public School, Wingello | Government | Primary | — | 40 | 1,001 |
| Highlands School, Mittagong | Government | Combined | — | 37 | 860 |
| Burrawang Public School, Burrawang | Government | Primary | — | 30 | 1,076 |
| Glenquarry Public School, Glenquarry | Government | Primary | — | 23 | 1,045 |
| Kangaloon Public School, Kangaloon | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 1,074 |
| Penrose Public School, Penrose | Government | Primary | — | 4 | 1,034 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wingecarribee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18350/wingecarribee/topic/education