44.4% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lake Wyangan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lake Wyangan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Lake Wyangan. This area sees far fewer people completing Year 12 or earning a university degree compared to the state and national figures. While school attainment is lower than average, the community is served by a high number of local schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Lake Wyangan have finished high school, with only 44.4% completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lake Wyangan, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas. Only 14.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.4% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Lake Wyangan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are engineering and related subjects at 18.2%, followed by management and commerce at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5 schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. Most of these are primary schools, and the average school size is lower than in most areas.
5.68
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
203
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lake Wyangan
5 schools — 1,014 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Lake Wyangan Public School, Lake Wyangan | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 43 | 926 |
| Tharbogang Public School, Tharbogang | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 11 | 855 |
| Griffith North Public School, Griffith | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 418 | 960 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Griffith | Catholic | Primary | 6.5 km | 504 | 1,016 |
| Western Riverina Community School, Griffith | Independent | Secondary | 6.6 km | 38 | 883 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Wyangan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12264/lake-wyangan/topic/education