28.4% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wedgefield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wedgefield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of Wedgefield residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making this the most common qualification in the area. However, the community faces significant educational gaps, with the typical person far less likely to have finished high school or attended university compared to others across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58% recorded for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wedgefield, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the national average of 26.3%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Wedgefield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 79%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 11%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is Engineering and related subjects at 29.2%, followed by Management and Commerce at 6.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three government schools, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are much larger than most, though they have some of the lowest advantage scores.
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).
665
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
881
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wedgefield
3 schools — 1,995 students, average ICSEA 881.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Hedland Senior High School, South Hedland | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,138 | 886 |
| South Hedland Primary School, South Hedland | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 265 | 815 |
| Baler Primary School, South Hedland | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 592 | 902 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wedgefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51555/wedgefield/topic/education