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Waverly · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Waverly

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

Fewer than half of adults in Waverly finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure. This gap in basic schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the share of people with university degrees is also much lower than across the state and country.

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Where Waverly sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Waverly — lower than 53% of areas.

Waverly13.8%
2337, NSW 13.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 46.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is 12 percentage points lower than the national average. About 30.6% of people here left school after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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46.8% —

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Waverly, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (11%).

Year 12 46.8% Year 10 30.6% Year 9 or below 11.3% Year 11 9.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 13.8%, far below the 27.8% seen in New South Wales. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 34.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.8% —

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Waverly, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Bachelor degree is next at 33%.

Certificate III / IV 34.6% Bachelor degree 17.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are heavily focused on practical fields, with 28.8% of people studying agriculture and the environment and 17.3% in engineering.

Field of qualification

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In Waverly, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 42%, followed by Engineering & related (25%) and Society & culture (17%).

Agriculture & environment 28.8% Engineering & related 17.3% Society & culture 11.5% Health 5.8% Management & commerce 5.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3km of this area, which is a more common situation than for 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).

Schools in and around Waverly — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Waverly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14218/waverly/topic/education