45.0% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wattle Ponds · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wattle Ponds
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Wattle Ponds hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification in the area. This focus on trade certificates is reflected in the local workforce, where engineering and related fields are the most common area of study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% figure for New South Wales. Many people in the area left school earlier, with 35.5% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wattle Ponds, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.1%, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Aside from certificates, the most common high-level qualification is a bachelor degree at 19.3%.
15.1% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 Wattle Ponds, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most popular area of study for 34.1% of qualified residents. Management and commerce follow at 19.9%, while health qualifications account for 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. While the typical school size here is much higher than most areas, the average school advantage score is lower than most.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
610
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 71% 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 Ponds
3 schools — 1,831 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Singleton Heights Public School, Singleton Heights | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 468 | 920 |
| St Catherine's Catholic College, Singleton | Catholic | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,010 | 974 |
| Singleton Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 353 | 950 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wattle Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14211/wattle-ponds/topic/education