32.8% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wheeny Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wheeny Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower school completion rates than most similar areas define Wheeny Creek, where only 32.8% of people finished Year 12. This gap is stark compared to the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. While some residents hold university degrees, the overall level of formal schooling is far below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Other common highest school years include Year 10 at 24.6% and Year 11 at 8.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wheeny Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 12.5%, sitting around the middle for similar areas. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
12.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Wheeny Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 18%, followed by Engineering at 16%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The two local primary schools are smaller than those in most areas, though they have a higher school advantage score than most. The schools are split evenly between government and independent sectors.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
111
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,014
Higher 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 Wheeny Creek
2 schools — 221 students, average ICSEA 1,014.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2
| Comleroy Road Public School, Kurrajong | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 144 | 987 |
| Hawkesbury Independent School, Kurrajong | Independent | Primary | 7.4 km | 77 | 1,064 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wheeny Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14286/wheeny-creek/topic/education