33.6% ▲ +32.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warragamba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Warragamba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Warragamba have finished high school or university than in most other areas. Only 33.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This pattern continues into higher education, where the level of qualification is much lower than in similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are very low here, with only 33.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of schooling achieved is Year 10, at 37.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Warragamba splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in the area, as only 8.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, a large majority of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.2% ▲ +87.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Warragamba, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 19.3%, followed by Society and Culture at 14.7% and Management and Commerce at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools within 3 kilometres, both of which are government-run. These schools have an average size of 244 students and a school advantage score that is lower than most areas.
4.12
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
244
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
958
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Warragamba
2 schools — 487 students, average ICSEA 958.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Warragamba Public School, Warragamba | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 434 | 958 |
| Wallacia Public School, Wallacia | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 53 | 959 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warragamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14176/warragamba/topic/education