55.6% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wyong Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wyong Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Seven schools within 3km of the centre make Wyong Creek more accessible for students than about 79% of similar areas. While qualification rates are higher than in many comparable places, they remain well below the New South Wales and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wyong Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.5% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is well below the figures for both the state and the nation.
22.5% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Wyong Creek splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (36%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7% and education at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 469 students and a higher than average advantage score of 1,007.
14.29
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
469
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wyong Creek
7 schools — 3,286 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Wyong Creek Public School, Wyong Creek | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 94 | 978 |
| Jilliby Public School, Wyong | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 60 | 989 |
| Darkinjung Barker, Yarramalong | Independent | Primary | 6.2 km | 43 | 809 |
| Wyong Christian Community School, Wyong | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 904 | 1,057 |
| Wyong High School, Wyong | Government | Secondary | 7.8 km | 674 | 946 |
| Wyong Public School, Wyong | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 433 | 931 |
| St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah | Catholic | Secondary | 8.8 km | 1,078 | 1,045 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wyong Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14465/wyong-creek/topic/education