42.1% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wingello · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wingello
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Wingello finished high school compared to the rest of the state. Only 42.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is 17 percentage points lower than the New South Wales and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are low here, with 42.1% finishing Year 12 and 32.1% stopping at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wingello, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 18.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than most similar areas, this is still well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.1% of residents.
18.3% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 Wingello, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7.94 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most similar areas. The local schools are all government-run primary schools, though they are among the smallest at this level with an average size of 22 students.
7.94
Higher than 71% 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).
22
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wingello
2 schools — 44 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Wingello Public School, Wingello | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 40 | 1,001 |
| Penrose Public School, Penrose | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 4 | 1,034 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wingello [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14348/wingello/topic/education