40.9% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Wagga Wagga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Wagga Wagga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in East Wagga Wagga have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 40.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap extends to higher education, where just 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 40.9%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Around 29.3% of residents had Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Wagga Wagga, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 10% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.7% of people.
10.0% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 East Wagga Wagga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 23.3% and engineering and related fields at 16.5%. Architecture and building make up 10.7% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served for families, with 18 schools within 3 km and 35.71 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest at this level. Most schools are government-run (61.1%) and primary-focused (61.1%).
35.71
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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).
391
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Wagga Wagga
18 schools — 7,042 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Wagga Wagga Christian College, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 563 | 1,033 |
| Sturt Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 306 | 966 |
| Kooringal High School, Kooringal | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 839 | 959 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Kooringal | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 338 | 1,033 |
| Willans Hill School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 71 | 929 |
| South Wagga Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 266 | 1,027 |
| Wagga Wagga High School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 818 | 960 |
| The Bidgee School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 48 | 896 |
| Kooringal Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 390 | 933 |
| Kildare Catholic College, Wagga Wagga | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 972 | 1,028 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Wagga Wagga | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 166 | 1,050 |
| Turvey Park Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 283 | 944 |
| Wagga Wagga Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 440 | 1,008 |
| North Wagga Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 181 | 999 |
| Lutheran School Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 332 | 1,120 |
| Henschke Primary School, Wagga Wagga | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 603 | 1,029 |
| Mount Austin Public School, Mount Austin | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 228 | 824 |
| Saint Mary MacKillop Colleges Limited, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 198 | 1,078 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11367/east-wagga-wagga/topic/education