56.1% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wakeley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wakeley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas define Wakeley, though few residents hold university degrees. While 56.1% of people finished Year 12, only 15% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have finished Year 12, but this 56.1% rate is still a little below both the state and national figures. Around 22.9% of people in the area left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wakeley, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 9 or below is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 15% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
15.0% ▲ +41.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 Wakeley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 23%, followed by engineering at 13.7% and society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wakeley has some of the largest schools in the region, averaging 656 students, though it has fewer schools per child than most similar areas. Government schools make up the bulk of the sector at 76.5%.
2.40
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 89% 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).
656
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wakeley
34 schools — 22,290 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 396 | 985 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 843 | 935 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 923 | 927 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 691 | 954 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 545 | 914 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 529 | 935 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 419 | 894 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 300 | 900 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 459 | 973 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 238 | 900 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 568 | 979 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 477 | 950 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 167 | 1,039 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 503 | 919 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 368 | 951 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 265 | 934 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 752 | 973 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 286 | 963 |
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,106 | 961 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 517 | 948 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 76 | 956 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 632 | 992 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 214 | 943 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 109 | 1,032 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wakeley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14107/wakeley/topic/education