23.1% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Werris Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Werris Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 44% of qualified adults in Werris Creek hold a Certificate III or IV, making practical trades a common path. This is a place where few people finish high school or earn degrees, with the typical resident leaving school much earlier than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 23.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Most people here left school at Year 10 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Werris Creek, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 9 or below (27%) and Year 12 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 5.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
5.5% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Werris Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related trades at 18.2%, followed by management and commerce at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than in most areas, with an average size of 68 students. All schools in the area are government primary schools.
4.13
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
68
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
836
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Werris Creek
1 school — 68 students, average ICSEA 836.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Werris Creek Public School, Werris Creek | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 68 | 836 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Werris Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14255/werris-creek/topic/education