34.3% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wardell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wardell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Wardell hold high-level school or university degrees compared to the rest of the country. Only 34.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where practical certificates are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.3% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with about 33.6% of people instead finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wardell splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 10.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.2% of people.
10.1% ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Wardell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 16.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wardell has 14.81 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. These are all small government primary schools, though they have a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
14.81
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
28
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
912
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wardell
4 schools — 110 students, average ICSEA 912.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Cabbage Tree Island Public School, Cabbage Tree Island | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 21 | 694 |
| Wardell Public School, Wardell | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 24 | 952 |
| Broadwater Public School, Broadwater | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 47 | 979 |
| Empire Vale Public School, Empire Vale | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 18 | 941 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wardell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14162/wardell/topic/education