49.5% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wyoming · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wyoming
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the national figures for school and university completion, Wyoming has a distinct educational profile. While nearly half of residents finished Year 12, this is much lower than the New South Wales average of 58.9%. The area sees more people holding trade certificates than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly half of residents, 49.5%, completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 58.8%. About 26.8% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wyoming, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.2% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32% of adults.
18.2% ▲ +66.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 Wyoming, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in Wyoming are Management and Commerce at 18.6%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 12.8% and Health at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wyoming has 26 schools within 3km, one of the largest numbers for its size. These schools are generally much larger and have a much higher advantage score than those in most other areas.
1.60
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 88% 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).
544
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wyoming
26 schools — 13,598 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Valley View Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 325 | 987 |
| Wyoming Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 302 | 940 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Wyoming | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 443 | 1,076 |
| North Gosford Learning Centre, North Gosford | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 38 | 905 |
| Narara Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 377 | 1,008 |
| Lisarow High School, Lisarow | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 728 | 1,014 |
| Gosford High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,067 | 1,157 |
| Glenvale School, Narara | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 159 | 963 |
| Niagara Park Public School, Niagara Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 412 | 1,008 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford, Narara | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 694 | 1,093 |
| Narara Valley High School, Narara | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 629 | 974 |
| Chertsey Primary School, Springfield | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 125 | 935 |
| ET Australia Secondary College, Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 280 | 976 |
| Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre, Gosford | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Lisarow Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 192 | 1,035 |
| Henry Kendall High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 789 | 1,030 |
| Gosford Public School, West Gosford | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 545 | 1,049 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, East Gosford | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 384 | 1,090 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College, East Gosford | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 802 | 1,075 |
| Gosford East Public School, East Gosford | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 334 | 1,017 |
| St Edward's Christian Brothers' College, East Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 971 | 1,068 |
| Central Coast Grammar School, Erina Heights | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,561 | 1,155 |
| Woodport Public School, Erina | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 429 | 1,041 |
| Holgate Public School, Holgate | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 95 | 1,047 |
| Erina High School, Erina | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 781 | 996 |
| Central Coast Adventist School, Erina | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,136 | 1,112 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wyoming [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14463/wyoming/topic/education