34.7% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Wardell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Wardell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in East Wardell than in most similar areas. Only 34.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is a significant gap compared to the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical resident's highest level of schooling is Year 10, at 37.6%. This is consistent with the area being far below New South Wales for Year 12 completions.
Highest year of school
View on map →East Wardell splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 11.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while nearly half of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.7% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Wardell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.5%, followed by engineering at 15.9% and health at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These government schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of just 28 students.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
28
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
912
Lower than 86% 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 Wardell
4 schools — 110 students, average ICSEA 912.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Wardell Public School, Wardell | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 24 | 952 |
| Cabbage Tree Island Public School, Cabbage Tree Island | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 21 | 694 |
| Empire Vale Public School, Empire Vale | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 18 | 941 |
| Broadwater Public School, Broadwater | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 47 | 979 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Wardell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11368/east-wardell/topic/education