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Education & Qualifications in Wymah

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A third of Wymah residents left school after Year 10, marking this as the most common level of schooling. Only 26.7% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This makes Wymah one of the areas with the lowest rates of high school completion in the region.

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📍 Wymah, Suburb / Locality

Where Wymah sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wymah — higher than 51% of areas.

Wymah14.8%
2640, NSW 22.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 10 is the most common stopping point for students, with 33.3% of residents reaching that level. This helps explain why the 26.7% who finished Year 12 is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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26.7% —

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Wymah, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 11 (16%).

Year 10 33.3% Year 12 26.7% Year 11 13.3% Year 9 or below 10.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.8% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Diplomas and Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievements, each held by 25% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.8% —

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Wymah splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (38%) and Certificate III / IV (38%), with Graduate diploma / certificate at 25%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 25.0% Certificate III / IV 25.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 16.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Wymah are split equally between Agriculture and Environment and Health, with both fields representing 12.5% of the group.

Field of qualification

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Wymah splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (50%) and Health (50%).

Agriculture & environment 12.5% Health 12.5%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Wymah — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wymah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14460/wymah/topic/education