42.9% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wollumboola · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wollumboola
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 42.9% of residents in Wollumboola have finished Year 12, which is the most common level of schooling in the area. This is far below the typical rate seen across New South Wales and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The number of people who completed Year 12 is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 28.6% of the population finished Year 10, while 14.3% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wollumboola, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Advanced diploma / diploma at 60%, ahead of Certificate III / IV (30%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Wollumboola, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 67%; Certificate III / IV is next at 33%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Education at 30%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wollumboola has three primary schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These government schools are smaller and have lower advantage scores than most other areas.
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).
159
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wollumboola
3 schools — 476 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Culburra Public School, Culburra Beach | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 219 | 952 |
| Callala Public School, Callala Bay | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 151 | 971 |
| Greenwell Point Public School, Greenwell Point | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 106 | 943 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wollumboola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14378/wollumboola/topic/education