69.3% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Werai · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Werai
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Werai. The typical resident is well-educated, with 69.3% having finished Year 12, a figure far above both the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost 70% of residents completed Year 12, which is 10 percentage points higher than the New South Wales and Australian figures. Those who finished school at an earlier stage most commonly stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Werai, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the highest for university degrees, with 36.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
36.7% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 36.7%
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 Werai, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Certificate III / IV (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 26.1%, followed by education at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. These schools have a higher average advantage score than most, with 60% being government run.
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).
334
Higher than 52% 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 Werai
5 schools — 1,670 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Exeter Public School, Exeter | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Moss Vale Public School, Moss Vale | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 442 | 985 |
| St Paul's International College, Moss Vale | Independent | Secondary | 6.9 km | 127 | 1,071 |
| Moss Vale High School, Moss Vale | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 790 | 1,015 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Moss Vale | Catholic | Primary | 7.2 km | 188 | 1,063 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Werai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14246/werai/topic/education