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Education & Qualifications in Wards Mistake

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

Only 30% of people in Wards Mistake have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This highlights a significant gap in formal schooling compared to most other areas. While a small number of adults hold university degrees, the general level of education remains quite low.

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📍 Wards Mistake, Suburb / Locality

Where Wards Mistake sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wards Mistake — higher than 51% of areas.

Wards Mistake15.0%
2350, NSW 28.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, sitting at just 30%. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, which applies to 35% of residents.

Highest year of school

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In Wards Mistake, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (28%).

Year 10 35.0% Year 12 30.0% Year 9 or below 25.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Around 15% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the middle for similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.

Highest qualification level

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Wards Mistake splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).

Bachelor degree 23.1% Certificate III / IV 23.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 23%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Wards Mistake, Agriculture & environment is the majority at 100%.

Agriculture & environment 23.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

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).

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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 Wards Mistake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14164/wards-mistake/topic/education