42.8% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wurdong Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wurdong Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Wurdong Heights have finished high school or university compared to the national typical, which shapes a local workforce with many trade-based skills. Only 42.8% of people here finished Year 12, a figure far below the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 42.8% of residents finishing their final school year. This is much lower than the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wurdong Heights, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, as only 13.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, many locals hold trade certificates, with 41.6% of qualifications at the Certificate III or IV level.
13.2% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 Wurdong Heights, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study, making up 30.3% of qualifications, followed by management and commerce at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 66% of similar places. These schools are generally much smaller than most others, with an average size of 89 students.
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).
89
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wurdong Heights
2 schools — 177 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Benaraby State School, Benaraby | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 52 | 951 |
| Faith Baptist Christian School, Burua | Independent | Combined | 7.3 km | 125 | 981 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wurdong Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33176/wurdong-heights/topic/education