28.9% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wyndham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wyndham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Wyndham, where only 28.9% of people have finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Overall, the area has much lower levels of formal schooling and higher degrees than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. Many others left school earlier, with 23.3% finishing at Year 10 and 14.5% leaving at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wyndham, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 5.4% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25.3% of residents.
5.4% ▼ -50.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Wyndham, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 12.5%, followed by education at 8.4% and management and commerce at 7.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wyndham has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is much smaller than average with 74 students. Government and Catholic schools each make up half of the local sector.
9.05
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
74
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
681
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wyndham
2 schools — 147 students, average ICSEA 681.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Joseph's School, Wyndham | Catholic | Primary | 15.0 km | 35 | 747 |
| Wyndham District High School, Wyndham | Government | Combined | 15.0 km | 112 | 660 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wyndham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51656/wyndham/topic/education