54.1% ▲ +107.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wakefield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wakefield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 5 percentage points separates Wakefield from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. While over half of the residents finished school, a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 54.1% of people here completed Year 12, a figure well below the New South Wales and national averages. About 31.6% of residents had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wakefield, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common in Wakefield, with 25.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is about the same as the national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
25.5% ▲ +218.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
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 Wakefield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 15.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.0%. Health and society and culture each account for 10.1% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15 schools within 3 km, which is more than 86% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the area has among the highest number of schools per 1,000 children for its level.
24.39
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
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).
294
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wakefield
15 schools — 4,412 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Wakefield School, Wakefield | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 31 | 869 |
| Fassifern Public School, Fassifern | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 59 | 947 |
| Charlton Christian College, Fassifern | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 831 | 1,063 |
| Blackalls Park Public School, Blackalls Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 217 | 966 |
| Teralba Public School, Teralba | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 111 | 959 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Booragul | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 636 | 1,026 |
| Biraban Public School, Toronto | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 163 | 871 |
| Fennell Bay Public School, Fennell Bay | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 159 | 889 |
| Awaba Public School, Awaba | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 29 | 940 |
| Toronto High School, Toronto | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 952 | 961 |
| Booragul Public School, Booragul | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 206 | 931 |
| Five Islands School, Booragul | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 51 | 890 |
| Barnsley Public School, Barnsley | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 276 | 950 |
| Lake Macquarie High School, Booragul | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 435 | 925 |
| Speers Point Public School, Speers Point | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 256 | 1,000 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wakefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14106/wakefield/topic/education