35.5% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Wyalong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Wyalong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have remained far below state figures in West Wyalong, where only 11.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This reflects a broader trend of lower formal schooling, with only 35.5% of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, at 35.5% compared to 58.8% for Australia. About 32.8% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 13.7% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →West Wyalong splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with 11.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.3% of people.
11.6% ▲ +45.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Wyalong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 17.8%, followed by management and commerce at 15.0%. Education and health also feature, at 10.8% and 8.5% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km of the centre, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the usual school size is smaller than in most areas.
5.03
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
166
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 72% 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 Wyalong
4 schools — 665 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| West Wyalong High School, West Wyalong | Government | Secondary | 9.7 km | 263 | 926 |
| West Wyalong Public School, West Wyalong | Government | Primary | 10.0 km | 202 | 952 |
| St Mary's War Memorial School, West Wyalong | Catholic | Primary | 10.6 km | 113 | 1,038 |
| Wyalong Public School, Wyalong | Government | Primary | 13.4 km | 87 | 921 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Wyalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14273/west-wyalong/topic/education