46.6% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wallalong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wallalong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Wallalong finished Year 12 compared to the national figure, with only 46.6% doing so. Despite this gap in school completion, the area has a higher share of university degrees than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and national figures, sitting at 46.6%. About 36.6% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wallalong, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 17.8% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 41.0%.
17.8% ▲ +44.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 Wallalong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Wallalong are most often in Engineering and related fields at 25.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 18.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four government primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with an average size of 141 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).
141
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wallalong
4 schools — 563 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Hinton Public School, Hinton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 99 | 1,009 |
| Largs Public School, Largs | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 155 | 991 |
| Morpeth Public School, Morpeth | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 262 | 1,023 |
| Iona Public School, Woodville | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 47 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wallalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14122/wallalong/topic/education