40.7% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wyongah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wyongah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 45% of qualified adults in Wyongah hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a workforce focused on practical skills. This preference for vocational training is seen across the area, where university degrees are far less common than in the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. Many people instead finished school at Year 10, which applies to 37.2% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wyongah splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.8% of the population, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, representing 44.9% of the group.
11.8% ▲ +49.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Wyongah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related services at 16.7%, followed closely by Management and Commerce at 15.8% and Society and Culture at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wyongah has nine schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. These schools are all government-run and are much larger on average than those in most other areas.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
531
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wyongah
9 schools — 4,779 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 9
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Kanwal Public School, Kanwal | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 500 | 942 |
| Tuggerawong Public School, Tuggerawong | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 208 | 953 |
| Wadalba Community School, Wadalba | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,414 | 941 |
| Warnervale Public School, Hamlyn Terrace | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 442 | 979 |
| Tacoma Public School, Tacoma | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 186 | 938 |
| Gorokan Public School, Gorokan | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 620 | 913 |
| Woongarrah Public School, Woongarrah | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 385 | 984 |
| HopeTown School, Wyong | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 43 | 797 |
| Gorokan High School, Lake Haven | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 981 | 923 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wyongah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14466/wyongah/topic/education