47.4% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wadderin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wadderin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of Wadderin residents have finished Year 12, reflecting a local workforce that relies more on practical training than formal degrees. This lack of higher academic schooling is seen in the low number of residents with university qualifications, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 12, though 21.8% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wadderin, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in Wadderin, with only 8.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III and IV are the most common qualifications at 31.7%.
8.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Wadderin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (26%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Health at 22%, followed by Agriculture and environment and Management and commerce, which both stand at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government school, which is a combined primary and secondary site. With an average size of 157 students, this school is smaller than those in most 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).
157
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wadderin
1 school — 157 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Narembeen District High School, Narembeen | Government | Combined | 6.8 km | 157 | 995 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wadderin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51495/wadderin/topic/education