47.8% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
High Wycombe · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in High Wycombe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in High Wycombe have shifted over the last decade, yet it remains an area where few adults hold university degrees. Only 12.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This creates a local profile where trade and vocational certificates are the most common qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 47.8%, which is far below both the state figure of 58.0% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though about a quarter of residents finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In High Wycombe, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a lower proportion of university-qualified adults than most places. This is reflected in the local qualification mix, where Certificate III or IV levels are the most common at 42.6%.
12.2% ▲ +41.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 High Wycombe, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area most commonly studied Engineering and related fields (22.5%) or Management and commerce (15.9%). Other common fields include Society and culture, Health, and Education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools within 3km, a count larger than about 83% of similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Most of these schools are government-run primary schools.
1.29
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
402
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving High Wycombe
11 schools — 4,418 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| High Wycombe Primary School, High Wycombe | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 387 | 972 |
| Edney Primary School, High Wycombe | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 386 | 972 |
| Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary School, High Wycombe | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 211 | 1,056 |
| Maida Vale Primary School, Maida Vale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 442 | 1,019 |
| Darling Range Sports College, Forrestfield | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,144 | 960 |
| Dawson Park Primary School, Forrestfield | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 494 | 999 |
| HillSide Christian College, Forrestfield | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 432 | 1,039 |
| Woodlupine Primary School, Forrestfield | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 279 | 963 |
| Heritage College Perth, Forrestfield | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Forrestfield Primary School, Forrestfield | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 186 | 949 |
| Helena Valley Primary School, Helena Valley | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 334 | 1,022 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in High Wycombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50633/high-wycombe/topic/education