40.2% ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wisemans Ferry · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wisemans Ferry
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Wisemans Ferry have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 40.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is 19 points lower than the New South Wales and national figures. This gap extends to higher education, where the level of university qualifications is much lower than most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.2% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales. About 32.2% of the population finished Year 10, while 14.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wisemans Ferry, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 9.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.2% of residents.
9.5% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 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 Wisemans Ferry, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 23.1%. Other frequent qualifications include management and commerce at 13.3%, and food, hospitality and personal services at 10.5%.
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 the average school size is much lower than most areas. There is one government primary school within 3km, which has a much lower advantage score than most other schools.
43.48
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
44
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wisemans Ferry
1 school — 44 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wisemans Ferry Public School, Wisemans Ferry | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 44 | 946 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wisemans Ferry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14362/wisemans-ferry/topic/education