49.9% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wyoming · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wyoming
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of Wyoming residents have not finished high school, reflecting a local education level well below the state and national figures. While university degrees are less common here than elsewhere, the number of adults with a degree has risen by 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 49.9%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. However, this has improved significantly over the last decade, rising 11 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wyoming, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.5% of residents.
18.4% ▲ +68.3%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 Wyoming, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wyoming has three primary schools with 1,070 total enrolments, which is smaller than over half of similar areas. There are 26 schools within 3km of the area, though the typical school size here is smaller than most.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.40
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
1,070
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
357
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wyoming
26 schools — 13,598 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Valley View Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 325 | 987 |
| Wyoming Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 302 | 940 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Wyoming | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 443 | 1,076 |
| Narara Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 377 | 1,008 |
| North Gosford Learning Centre, North Gosford | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 38 | 905 |
| Lisarow High School, Lisarow | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 728 | 1,014 |
| Gosford High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,067 | 1,157 |
| Niagara Park Public School, Niagara Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 412 | 1,008 |
| Glenvale School, Narara | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 159 | 963 |
| Lisarow Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 192 | 1,035 |
| Chertsey Primary School, Springfield | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 125 | 935 |
| Narara Valley High School, Narara | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 629 | 974 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford, Narara | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 694 | 1,093 |
| Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre, Gosford | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | — | — |
| ET Australia Secondary College, Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 280 | 976 |
| Henry Kendall High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 789 | 1,030 |
| Gosford Public School, West Gosford | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 545 | 1,049 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, East Gosford | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 384 | 1,090 |
| Central Coast Grammar School, Erina Heights | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,561 | 1,155 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College, East Gosford | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 802 | 1,075 |
| Gosford East Public School, East Gosford | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 334 | 1,017 |
| Holgate Public School, Holgate | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 95 | 1,047 |
| St Edward's Christian Brothers' College, East Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 971 | 1,068 |
| Woodport Public School, Erina | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 429 | 1,041 |
| Central Coast Adventist School, Erina | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,136 | 1,112 |
| Erina High School, Erina | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 781 | 996 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wyoming [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011043/wyoming/topic/education