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Education & Qualifications in Wanganella

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of nearly 7 percentage points separates Wanganella from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. While the area performs better than most similar places, about 52.1% of residents finished high school. This reflects a local education profile that is well below the New South Wales average.

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📍 Wanganella, Suburb / Locality

Where Wanganella sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wanganella — higher than 70% of areas.

Wanganella20.8%
2710, NSW 11.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 52.1% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.

Completed Year 12

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52.1% —

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Wanganella, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 18%.

Year 12 52.1% Year 10 14.6% Year 11 12.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 20.8%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.8% —

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Wanganella, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (38%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).

Bachelor degree 30.4% Certificate III / IV 26.1% Postgraduate degree 13.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are heavily concentrated in specific fields, with 39.1% in agriculture and environment and 21.7% in engineering.

Field of qualification

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In Wanganella, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 45%, followed by Engineering & related (25%) and Management & commerce (15%).

Agriculture & environment 39.1% Engineering & related 21.7% Management & commerce 13.0% Society & culture 13.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Wanganella — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wanganella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14151/wanganella/topic/education