37.9% ▲ +55.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Wallsend · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Wallsend
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in West Wallsend have completed high school or university compared to other parts of the country. Only 37.9% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where trade and vocational certificates are much more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 37.9% of residents finishing Year 12. About 35.1% of people here stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →West Wallsend splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher—far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 47.5% of residents.
11.4% ▲ +93.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 West Wallsend, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most popular at 22.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and they have a lower average advantage score than most other areas.
5.03
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
360
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Wallsend
7 schools — 2,520 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2
| West Wallsend Public School, West Wallsend | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 268 | 950 |
| North Academy, West Wallsend | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 35 | 966 |
| West Wallsend High School, West Wallsend | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 632 | 940 |
| Barnsley Public School, Barnsley | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 276 | 950 |
| Edgeworth Heights Public School, Edgeworth | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 305 | 969 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Edgeworth | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 357 | 1,037 |
| Edgeworth Public School, Edgeworth | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 647 | 967 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Wallsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14270/west-wallsend/topic/education