25.6% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wattle Flat · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wattle Flat
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Wattle Flat compared to the rest of the state. Only 25.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is 33 points lower than the New South Wales and national figures. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most people here left school at Year 10, which 33.9% of residents did. Only about a quarter finished Year 12, a result that is far below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wattle Flat, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with just 7.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, trade qualifications are common, as 42% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.8% ▲ +64.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Wattle Flat, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 18%, followed by management and commerce at 14% and architecture and building at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, with 21.74 per 1,000 children. However, these are very small government primary schools, with an average size of just 9 students.
21.74
Higher than 89% 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).
9
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wattle Flat
2 schools — 17 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Wattle Flat Public School, Wattle Flat | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 9 | 932 |
| Sofala Public School, Sofala | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 8 | 946 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wattle Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14209/wattle-flat/topic/education