40.5% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wilberforce · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wilberforce
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates have stayed low in Wilberforce, where only 40.5% of people finished Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, reflecting a community where many adults left school early or hold trade certificates instead of university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Around 37.5% of people finished Year 10, while another 11.4% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wilberforce splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 14% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.4% of residents.
14.0% ▲ +57.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 Wilberforce, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are engineering and related fields at 18.7%, followed by management and commerce at 17.5%. Education and architecture also make up a significant share of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 12 schools within 3km, there are only 1.72 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most similar areas. Most of these schools are government-run, accounting for 83.3% of the sector.
1.72
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
363
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wilberforce
12 schools — 3,993 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Wilberforce Public School, Wilberforce | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 326 | 992 |
| Ebenezer Public School, Ebenezer | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 85 | 995 |
| Pitt Town Public School, Pitt Town | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 290 | 987 |
| Longneck Lagoon Environmental Education Centre, Maraylya | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | — | — |
| Freemans Reach Public School, Freemans Reach | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 194 | 957 |
| Cattai Public School, Cattai | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 57 | 990 |
| Hawkesbury High School, Freemans Reach | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 418 | 946 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | 7.2 km | 303 | 1,021 |
| Windsor Public School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 125 | 944 |
| Arndell Anglican College, Oakville | Independent | Combined | 7.5 km | 1,220 | 1,064 |
| Windsor High School, Mcgraths Hill | Government | Secondary | 7.6 km | 642 | 923 |
| Windsor South Public School, South Windsor | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 333 | 858 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wilberforce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14305/wilberforce/topic/education