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Education & Qualifications in Wandearah East

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 22 percentage points separates the number of people who finished Year 12 in Wandearah East from the national figure. Only 36.5% of residents here completed their final year of school, which is far below the levels seen across Australia and South Australia.

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Where Wandearah East sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.6% ▲ +134.8%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wandearah East — lower than 76% of areas.

Wandearah East8.6%
5523, SA 12.9%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the state average at 36.5%. The highest year of school for many residents is Year 11, which also accounts for 36.5% of the population.

Completed Year 12

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36.5% ▲ +41.3%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Wandearah East splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 11 (42%), with Year 10 at 12%.

Year 12 36.5% Year 11 36.5% Year 10 10.8% Year 9 or below 4.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 8.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.6% ▲ +134.8%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Wandearah East, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.

Certificate III / IV 35.6% Bachelor degree 8.9% Postgraduate degree 6.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are most often in Engineering and related fields at 26.7%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 13.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Wandearah East, the largest group is Engineering & related at 35%, followed by Agriculture & environment (18%) and Society & culture (15%).

Engineering & related 26.7% Agriculture & environment 13.3% Society & culture 11.1% Architecture & building 8.9% Education 8.9% Management & commerce 6.7%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Wandearah East — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • 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 Wandearah East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41526/wandearah-east/topic/education