47.9% ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wandilo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wandilo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the adults in Wandilo have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where practical training is more common than university degrees, with only 9.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 47.9% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is well below the South Australian average. Other common outcomes include 26% who finished Year 11 and 18.5% who finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wandilo, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical qualifications are the norm here, with 50% of qualified adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This contributes to the area's low rate of university degrees, which sits 16 points below the Australian average.
9.9% ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Wandilo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related subjects at 26.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.6% and Education at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, though the typical school size is much lower than in most other similar areas.
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).
76
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wandilo
1 school — 76 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Compton Primary School, Suttontown | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 76 | 980 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wandilo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41528/wandilo/topic/education