4.9% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wuuluman · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wuuluman
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in Wuuluman have completed high school or university compared to other similar areas. Only 4.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This highlights a significant gap in formal educational attainment for the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales average, with only 4.9% of residents finishing their final year of school. The remaining small group of residents reached Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wuuluman, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare here, as adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 0.7% of the population. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
0.7% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Wuuluman, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (35%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are health and education, each at 1.1%, followed by agriculture and environment at 0.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wuuluman has more schools within 3km than 73% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is among the lowest at this level. The four local schools are split evenly between government, Catholic, and independent sectors.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
241
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
841
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wuuluman
4 schools — 963 students, average ICSEA 841.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Wellington High School, Wellington | Government | Secondary | 13.0 km | 284 | 792 |
| St Mary's Catholic School Wellington, Wellington | Catholic | Combined | 13.5 km | 196 | 956 |
| Wellington Public School, Wellington | Government | Primary | 13.5 km | 405 | 816 |
| Wellington Christian School, Wellington | Independent | Primary | 14.6 km | 78 | 859 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wuuluman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14448/wuuluman/topic/education