32.7% ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wynyard · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wynyard
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Wynyard finished high school compared to most of the country, which shapes the local workforce. Only 32.7% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below both the Tasmanian and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical school exit point is Year 10 for 36.2% of people. This is much lower than most areas, with the Year 12 completion rate sitting 26 points below the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wynyard splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 40.2%. Around 12.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 21.9%.
12.5% ▲ +45.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Wynyard, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Engineering and related fields are the most frequent at 17.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.5% and Society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, but the average school size is lower than most areas. The average school advantage score is also much lower than in most similar places.
2.82
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
184
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wynyard
4 schools — 736 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| St Brigid's Catholic School, Wynyard | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 187 | 983 |
| Wynyard High School, Wynyard | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 222 | 922 |
| Table Cape Primary School, Wynyard | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 299 | 921 |
| Australian Christian College - Burnie, Somerset | Independent | Combined | 8.6 km | 28 | 979 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wynyard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60769/wynyard/topic/education