25.4% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wangary · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wangary
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have completed high school or university in Wangary than in most similar areas. Only 25.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern of lower formal schooling is reflected in the high number of residents whose highest year of school was Year 10 or 11.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest at this level, sitting at 25.4%. This is far below both South Australia and the national average, with 31.2% of residents peaking at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wangary, the largest group is Year 10 at 34%, followed by Year 11 (29%) and Year 12 (28%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 3.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, trade qualifications are more common, with 42.2% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
3.8% ▼ -54.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Wangary, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Wangary often studied Engineering and related fields, which account for 20.5% of degrees, followed by Health and Architecture and building at 12% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most schools in similar areas with an average size of 74 students.
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).
74
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wangary
1 school — 74 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Lake Wangary School, Wangary | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 74 | 970 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wangary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41529/wangary/topic/education