55.1% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wasleys · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wasleys
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 6.5 percentage points separates Wasleys from the national figure for adults with a university degree. While the area performs better than most similar places, overall qualification levels remain well below the Australian average. This educational profile is balanced by a strong rate of year 12 completion and a high number of local primary schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.1% of residents have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the South Australian average, though it sits well below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wasleys, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 11 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly one in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, a rate higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.5% of residents.
19.8% ▲ +144.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 Wasleys, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (37%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Wasleys are spread across several fields, with health being the most common at 18.4%, followed by engineering at 13.4% and society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local primary schools are smaller than most, but there are more of them per child than in similar areas. There are three schools within 3km, with the government sector making up two-thirds of the total.
5.88
Higher than 62% 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).
135
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wasleys
3 schools — 405 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3
| Wasleys Primary School, Wasleys | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 33 | 1,022 |
| Roseworthy Primary School, Roseworthy | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 180 | 997 |
| Trinity College Roseworthy, Roseworthy | Independent | Primary | 8.5 km | 192 | 1,037 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wasleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41542/wasleys/topic/education