50.9% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wyrallah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wyrallah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 10 schools per 1,000 children are found in Wyrallah, a rate much higher than most similar areas. While the community has a strong number of qualified adults, the typical level of schooling remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wyrallah, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the state and national averages.
21.6% ▲ +80.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 21.6%
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 Wyrallah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per child than most areas, though these are typically very small. All schools here are government primary schools.
10.10
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
60
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wyrallah
2 schools — 120 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Wyrallah Public School, Wyrallah | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 17 | 985 |
| Tregeagle Public School, Tregeagle | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 103 | 993 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wyrallah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14467/wyrallah/topic/education