47.3% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wagga Wagga - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wagga Wagga - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Wagga Wagga - West have completed Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. While school completion rates have risen since 2011, the area still has a lower proportion of university degrees than the typical Australian suburb.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This rate has risen 4.1 percentage points since 2011, though 24.5% of residents still list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wagga Wagga - West, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.6% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.9% of residents.
19.6% ▲ +22.6%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 Wagga Wagga - West, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.9%, followed by health at 14.2% and society and culture at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wagga Wagga - West has 7 schools, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. However, the average school size is much lower than most areas, and the average school advantage score is also much lower.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.70
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 64% 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).
1,466
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
244
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 79% 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 Wagga Wagga - West
27 schools — 9,243 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 7 · Secondary 5
| Riverina Environmental Education Centre, Wagga Wagga | Government | Combined | 0.4 km | — | — |
| Ashmont Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 300 | 766 |
| Holy Trinity West Wagga, Ashmont | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 242 | 938 |
| Shepherds Park School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 17 | 870 |
| Kapooka Public School, Kapooka | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 52 | 1,002 |
| Saint Mary MacKillop Colleges Limited, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 198 | 1,078 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 36 | 990 |
| Henschke Primary School, Wagga Wagga | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 603 | 1,029 |
| Mount Austin Public School, Mount Austin | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 228 | 824 |
| Red Hill Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 325 | 831 |
| Mount Austin High School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 522 | 822 |
| Turvey Park Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 283 | 944 |
| Kildare Catholic College, Wagga Wagga | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 972 | 1,028 |
| The Bidgee School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 48 | 896 |
| Wagga Wagga High School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 818 | 960 |
| Willans Hill School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 71 | 929 |
| South Wagga Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 266 | 1,027 |
| Wagga Wagga Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 440 | 1,008 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Kooringal | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 338 | 1,033 |
| Sturt Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 306 | 966 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Wagga Wagga | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 166 | 1,050 |
| Kooringal High School, Kooringal | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 839 | 959 |
| Wagga Wagga Christian College, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 6.9 km | 563 | 1,033 |
| North Wagga Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 181 | 999 |
| Estella Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 402 | 1,019 |
| The Riverina Anglican College, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 8.7 km | 1,000 | 1,104 |
| Uranquinty Public School, Uranquinty | Government | Primary | 8.9 km | 27 | 940 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wagga Wagga - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031270/wagga-wagga-west/topic/education