22.0% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wellington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wellington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Wellington have finished high school or earned a degree than in most similar areas. Only 22% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend extends to higher education, where only 6.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are among the lowest at this level, sitting at 22%, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, at 30.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wellington, the largest group is Year 10 at 33%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 12 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are vocational, with 40.5% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Australian average.
6.5% ▲ +59.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Wellington, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 14.3%, followed by Architecture and building at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41561/wellington/topic/education