31.5% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wingham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wingham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Wingham have remained low compared to the rest of the country. Only 31.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This lack of senior schooling is reflected in the low number of residents with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with only 31.5% doing so. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10, reached by 37.5% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wingham, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are also far below the state and national figures, with only 9.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 42.4% of people.
9.5% ▲ +47.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Wingham, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are engineering and related roles at 14.8%, followed by management and commerce at 13.3% and health at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. Government schools make up 60% of the sector, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
4.11
Higher than 53% 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).
374
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wingham
5 schools — 1,868 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Wingham Public School, Wingham | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 240 | 934 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Wingham | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 118 | 941 |
| Wingham Brush Public School, Wingham | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 203 | 895 |
| Wingham High School, Wingham | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 520 | 932 |
| MidCoast Christian College, Taree | Independent | Combined | 6.7 km | 787 | 1,015 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14350/wingham/topic/education