29.7% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wondai · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wondai
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Wondai finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 29.7% completing Year 12. This gap is seen across the board, as the area also has a much lower rate of university degrees than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 32.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wondai splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.3% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
9.3% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Wondai, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 14.8%, followed by engineering at 13% and management and commerce at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wondai has three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas, though the average school size of 65 students is much lower than most.
3.60
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
65
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
858
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wondai
3 schools — 196 students, average ICSEA 858.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 1 · Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Wondai State School, Wondai | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 141 | 885 |
| Silver Lining School, Ficks Crossing | Independent | Secondary | 5.6 km | 34 | 745 |
| Tingoora State School, Tingoora | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 21 | 861 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wondai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33118/wondai/topic/education