44.0% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Way Way · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Way Way
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common credential in Way Way, held by 32.5% of adults. While the area has more people with degrees than most similar places, overall school and university completion rates remain well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Roughly a third of people finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Way Way, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 11 (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas, though still well below the national average of 26.3%.
20.9% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 Way Way, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most common field of study at 16.3%, followed by engineering at 12% and management and commerce at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Way Way has five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. These schools are typically smaller than most and have a much lower average advantage score.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
205
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Way Way
5 schools — 1,023 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Scotts Head Public School, Scotts Head | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 73 | 1,014 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Macksville | Catholic | Primary | 7.5 km | 244 | 1,002 |
| Macksville High School, Macksville | Government | Secondary | 8.5 km | 365 | 916 |
| Eungai Public School, Eungai Creek | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 57 | 926 |
| Macksville Public School, Macksville | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 284 | 925 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Way Way [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14220/way-way/topic/education