50.7% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wollongbar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wollongbar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A surprisingly high number of qualified professionals live in Wollongbar, though school completion rates are lower than the state average. While more than one in five adults hold a university degree, only 50.7% of residents have completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher than in most similar areas, yet at 50.7% it is well below the New South Wales and national figures. About 29.6% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wollongbar, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 22.6% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is higher than in most similar areas, though this remains well below the national average. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 33.9%.
22.6% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 Wollongbar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 17.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.3% and society and culture at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,010, which is higher than most areas. There are five schools within 3km, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most similar places.
1.53
Lower than 81% 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).
263
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wollongbar
5 schools — 1,317 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Wollongbar Public School, Wollongbar | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 243 | 1,028 |
| Alstonville High School, Alstonville | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 522 | 990 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Alstonville | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 187 | 1,045 |
| Alstonville Public School, Alstonville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 280 | 1,001 |
| Rous Public School, Alstonville | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 85 | 1,031 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wollongbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14375/wollongbar/topic/education