33.3% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wyneden · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wyneden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Wyneden than in most other similar areas. Only 33.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend carries through to higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also much lower than in other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. For many residents, the highest year of school finished was Year 10, accounting for 38.9% of the group.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wyneden, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 63.6% of qualified residents.
10.0% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 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 Wyneden, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 28%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Wyneden are split across several fields, with Management and Commerce and Food, Hospitality and Personal Services both at 22.7%. Education follows at 18.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government primary schools, which is more than 66% of similar areas. However, these schools are among the smallest at this level, with a typical size of just 20 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
20
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
896
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wyneden
2 schools — 40 students, average ICSEA 896.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Wiangaree Public School, Wiangaree | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 17 | 932 |
| The Risk Public School, The Risk | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 23 | 869 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wyneden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14462/wyneden/topic/education