28.6% ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodberry · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodberry
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 30% of people in Woodberry have finished Year 12, reflecting a community where most adults have not completed high school. This is far below the national figure, with a high number of residents finishing their schooling at Year 10 instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10, at 36.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodberry, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 5.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas; instead, nearly half of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
5.6% ▲ +85.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Woodberry, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related areas at 20.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woodberry has eight schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
4.53
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
343
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
942
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woodberry
8 schools — 2,742 students, average ICSEA 942.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Woodberry Learning Centre, Woodberry | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 26 | 844 |
| Woodberry Public School, Woodberry | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 221 | 817 |
| Francis Greenway High School, Beresfield | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 742 | 912 |
| Tarro Public School, Tarro | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 115 | 892 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Tarro | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 260 | 1,013 |
| Beresfield Public School, Beresfield | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 262 | 918 |
| Thornton Public School, Thornton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 826 | 974 |
| Aspect Hunter School, Thornton | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 290 | 1,008 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodberry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14395/woodberry/topic/education