# Education & Qualifications — Deua - Wadbilliga

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Area: Deua - Wadbilliga (Statistical Area 2 (SA2))

Forty-six per cent of people in Deua - Wadbilliga finished Year 12, which is the most common level of schooling here. This figure is far below the national average and has dropped significantly over the last decade. Overall, the area has a lower proportion of high-level qualifications than most of Australia.

Only 46.2% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. This is a sharp decline from 2011, when 62.8% had finished their final year of school.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This also represents a large drop from 2011, when 34.9% held such a degree.

There is only one school within 3 km, which is among the smallest number of schools for areas of this type.

The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 18.8%, followed by management and commerce and food and hospitality, which both sit at 15.6%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Completed Year 12 | 46.2% | -26.5% since 2011 |
| Adults with a bachelor degree or higher | 17.9% | -48.5% since 2011 |
| Schools within 3 km | 1 | — |

**Highest year of school** — Year 12 46.2%, Year 10 23.1%, Year 11 15.4%, Year 9 or below 10.3%

**Highest qualification level** — Certificate III / IV 21.9%, Graduate diploma / certificate 12.5%, Bachelor degree 9.4%

**Field of qualification** — Society & culture 18.8%, Management & commerce 15.6%, Food, hospitality & personal services 15.6%, Agriculture & environment 12.5%, Health 12.5%, Education 12.5%, Engineering & related 9.4%

## Schools serving Deua - Wadbilliga

1 school, 77 students, average ICSEA 941.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1

| School | Sector | Type | Distance | Students |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cobargo Public School | Government | Primary | 26.6 km | 77 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041022/deua-wadbilliga/topic/education