36.5% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wandering · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Wandering
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Wandering, where 32.2% of adults hold one. This is a place with low formal schooling and university rates compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.5% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen since 2011. About 25.2% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wandering, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare here, with only 6.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure and represents a drop of 2.6 points since 2011.
6.9% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Wandering, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (15.1%) and Management and Commerce (12.4%), followed by Education at 8.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wandering has one small government primary school with 26 enrolments. While the school is among the smallest in the country, it has a school advantage score that is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
13.70
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
26
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wandering
1 school — 26 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wandering Primary School, Wandering | Government | Primary | — | 26 | 1,008 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wandering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58680/wandering/topic/education