1
Lower than 57% 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).
West Wellesley Islands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Wellesley Islands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Some of the lowest school advantage scores in the country mark West Wellesley Islands as a disadvantaged area for education. The local school system is small and entirely government-run, reflecting the remote nature of the islands.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school within 3 km, which is a combined government facility with a typical size of 181 students. This is smaller than most areas and ranks among the lowest for school advantage scores.
181
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
660
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Wellesley Islands
1 school — 181 students, average ICSEA 660.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Mornington Island State School, Wellesley Islands | Government | Combined | 15.2 km | 181 | 660 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Wellesley Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33043/west-wellesley-islands/topic/education