68.5% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wattle Grove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wattle Grove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national average for school completion, Wattle Grove sees 68.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong proportion of university graduates, with 28.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is 68.5%, which is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures. Other outcomes are lower, with 18.2% of people reaching Year 10 as their highest level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wattle Grove, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 28.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 29.9% and Certificate III or IV at 25.9%.
28.2% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Wattle Grove splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 25.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 22 schools within 3 km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for this level. Local schools are generally larger than those in most areas, with government primary schools being the most common type.
0.98
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
625
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% 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 Grove
22 schools — 13,131 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| St Mark's Coptic Orthodox College, Wattle Grove | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 896 | 1,132 |
| Wattle Grove Public School, Wattle Grove | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 427 | 1,035 |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Holsworthy | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 576 | 1,080 |
| Holsworthy High School, Holsworthy | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 693 | 1,000 |
| Holsworthy Public School, Holsworthy | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 563 | 1,100 |
| Hammondville Public School, Hammondville | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 445 | 1,030 |
| Nuwarra Public School, Moorebank | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 508 | 997 |
| Casula Public School, Casula | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 660 | 980 |
| Al Amanah College, Liverpool | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 939 | 1,012 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorebank | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 440 | 1,074 |
| Newbridge Heights Public School, Moorebank | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 440 | 1,055 |
| Moorebank High School, Moorebank | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 992 | 1,022 |
| Liverpool Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 562 | 960 |
| Liverpool Hospital School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | — | — |
| Milperra Public School, Milperra | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 317 | 1,027 |
| All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| Liverpool Girls High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 704 | 941 |
| Gulyangarri Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 267 | 959 |
| Liverpool Boys High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 555 | 925 |
| Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 668 | 920 |
| Glenwood Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 216 | 988 |
| Mainsbridge School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 125 | 949 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14210/wattle-grove/topic/education