51.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whian Whian · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Whian Whian
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher rate of university degrees than most similar areas shapes daily life in Whian Whian. While 25.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only about half of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and Australian averages. For others, the most common exit point was Year 10, at 15.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whian Whian, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 25.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the Australian average.
25.7% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 Whian Whian, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are education at 12.7% and management and commerce at 11.8%, followed by creative arts at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Whian Whian has a high number of schools per child and more within 3km than 75% of similar areas. These are all government-run primary or combined schools, though they are much smaller than most elsewhere.
37.04
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
29
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,031
Higher 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 Whian Whian
5 schools — 115 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1
| Whian Whian Public School, Whian Whian | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 8 | 1,052 |
| Upper Coopers Creek Public School, Upper Coopers Creek | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 10 | 1,003 |
| Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre, Dorroughby | Government | Combined | 5.4 km | — | — |
| Dunoon Public School, Dunoon | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 72 | 1,037 |
| The Channon Public School, The Channon | Government | Primary | 10.0 km | 25 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whian Whian [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14289/whian-whian/topic/education