34.8% ▲ +41.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wiangaree · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wiangaree
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 24 percentage points separates Wiangaree from the national rate of Year 12 completion. This is a place where far fewer people have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Around 31.1% of people left school after Year 10, and nearly 20% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wiangaree splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 5.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.3% of residents.
5.4% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Wiangaree, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 19.4%, followed by engineering and society and culture, both at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are among the smallest across the country with an average size of just 16 students. Both local primary schools are government-run.
29.41
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
16
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wiangaree
2 schools — 32 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Wiangaree Public School, Wiangaree | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 17 | 932 |
| Collins Creek Public School, Collins Creek | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 15 | 996 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wiangaree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14300/wiangaree/topic/education