43.0% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wollondilly · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Wollondilly
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 Wollondilly, where 42% of adults hold one. While more people have finished high school than in 2011, the area still has a much lower rate of university degrees and Year 12 completions compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is an improvement over time, as the rate rose 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wollondilly, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.1% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This number rose slightly by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
14.1% ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Wollondilly, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related studies at 19.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wollondilly has 18 schools, with the vast majority (88.9%) being government run. The average school advantage score is lower than most areas, and there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other similar places.
18
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.82
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6,243
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
390
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wollondilly
18 schools — 6,243 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Wollondilly Anglican College, Tahmoor | Independent | Combined | — | 1,247 | 1,054 |
| Picton High School, Picton | Government | Secondary | — | 1,182 | 950 |
| Wilton Public School, Wilton | Government | Primary | — | 666 | 1,018 |
| Tahmoor Public School, Tahmoor | Government | Primary | — | 525 | 927 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Picton | Catholic | Primary | — | 410 | 1,019 |
| Thirlmere Public School, Thirlmere | Government | Primary | — | 401 | 959 |
| Appin Public School, Appin | Government | Primary | — | 337 | 989 |
| The Oaks Public School, The Oaks | Government | Primary | — | 308 | 977 |
| Picton Public School, Picton | Government | Primary | — | 307 | 991 |
| Bargo Public School, Bargo | Government | Primary | — | 268 | 945 |
| Buxton Public School, Buxton | Government | Primary | — | 163 | 949 |
| Douglas Park Public School, Douglas Park | Government | Primary | — | 145 | 1,031 |
| Oakdale Public School, Oakdale | Government | Primary | — | 141 | 945 |
| Cawdor Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | — | 76 | 982 |
| Yanderra Public School, Yanderra | Government | Primary | — | 35 | 934 |
| Mount Hunter Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | — | 32 | 1,054 |
| Camden Park Environmental Education Centre, Menangle | Government | Combined | — | — | — |
| Wooglemai Environmental Education Centre, Oakdale | Government | Combined | — | — | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wollondilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12303/wollondilly/topic/education