27.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wylies Flat · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wylies Flat
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of adults in Wylies Flat hold a Certificate III or IV, making it an area where practical trades are common. This focus on vocational skills is reflected in the low number of university degrees and a small percentage of residents who finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 27.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 25% of people finished Year 10, and 13.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wylies Flat splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 7.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
7.5% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Wylies Flat, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Postgraduate degree is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 19.4%. Other common fields include engineering, architecture, and health, which each account for 12.9% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by three government primary schools, which is more than 70% of similar areas. However, the typical school size of 418 is higher than most areas, and the average school advantage score is much lower than most.
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).
418
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
922
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wylies Flat
3 schools — 1,254 students, average ICSEA 922.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Singleton Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 353 | 950 |
| King Street Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 433 | 900 |
| Singleton Heights Public School, Singleton Heights | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 468 | 920 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wylies Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14459/wylies-flat/topic/education