36.0% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wyee Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wyee Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Wyee Point have remained relatively low compared to the rest of the country. Only 36% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 40.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wyee Point splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (42%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. Instead, nearly half of all qualifications are Certificate III or IV levels.
10.0% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Wyee Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 21.4%, followed by Management and Commerce at 19.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km of the area, all of which are government-run. These schools have an average advantage score of 938, which is much lower 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).
254
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wyee Point
3 schools — 762 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Mannering Park Public School, Mannering Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 193 | 945 |
| Bonnells Bay Public School, Bonnells Bay | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 376 | 925 |
| Wyee Public School, Wyee | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 193 | 955 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wyee Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14457/wyee-point/topic/education