64.9% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wapengo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wapengo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of university degrees defines Wapengo, where 37.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This level of qualification is among the highest for similar areas and sits far above the national figure. Residents are generally well-educated, with most completing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 64.9%, which is well above the New South Wales and national figures. Very few residents left school before Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wapengo, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, though 22.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree and 14.7% have a postgraduate degree. This puts the area well above the state average for higher education.
37.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Wapengo splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (28%) and Bachelor degree (26%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Wapengo often studied education, health, or engineering, with society and culture also being common fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wapengo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14157/wapengo/topic/education