50.7% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Windella · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Windella
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 8 percentage points fewer people in Windella have finished Year 12 compared to the New South Wales average. While the area has a higher share of degrees than many similar places, it still sits well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Windella, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 34%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly 20% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, though this is still well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.1% of people.
19.9% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 Windella, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Windella are most often in engineering and related fields at 23%, followed by management and commerce at 19% and health at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than most, with two being Catholic primary schools and one government secondary school.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
581
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Windella
3 schools — 1,744 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St Joseph's College, Lochinvar | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 973 | 996 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Lochinvar | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 577 | 1,009 |
| Lochinvar Public School, Lochinvar | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 194 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Windella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14335/windella/topic/education