62.1% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wentworth Falls · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wentworth Falls
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of adults in Wentworth Falls hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This level of higher education is matched by strong school results, making the area much more qualified than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here at 62.1%, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wentworth Falls, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 35.2% of adults with a university degree is well above the state and national figures. These qualifications include a bachelor degree for 28.8% and postgraduate degrees for 14.6% of residents.
35.2% ▲ +50.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Wentworth Falls, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 16.5%, followed by management and commerce at 13.8% and education at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,085, which is much higher than most areas. There are five schools within 3km, with 60% being government and 40% independent.
2.79
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
278
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,085
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wentworth Falls
5 schools — 1,391 students, average ICSEA 1,085.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2
| Wentworth Falls Public School, Wentworth Falls | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 370 | 1,074 |
| Blue Mountains Grammar School, Wentworth Falls | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 512 | 1,140 |
| Kindlehill School, Wentworth Falls | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 114 | 1,077 |
| Leura Public School, Leura | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 199 | 1,055 |
| Lawson Public School, Lawson | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 196 | 1,000 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wentworth Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14243/wentworth-falls/topic/education