60.0% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wongawilli · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wongawilli
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Wongawilli have finished high school now than in previous years. This area stands out for its high rates of school completion, with 60% of residents having finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60% of people here completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wongawilli, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
25.1% ▲ +63.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 25.1%
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 Wongawilli, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.5%, closely followed by engineering and related fields at 19.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3km of the area, with an average school size of 889 students, which is among the highest for this level.
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).
889
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wongawilli
2 schools — 1,778 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Dapto Public School, Horsley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 790 | 1,006 |
| Dapto High School, Dapto | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 988 | 968 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wongawilli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14392/wongawilli/topic/education