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Education & Qualifications in Wyong

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far fewer residents in Wyong have completed high school or university than in most similar areas. While the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen by 11 percentage points since 2011, the area remains well below the state and national figures for education levels.

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📍 Wyong, State Electorate

Where Wyong sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.3% ▲ +70.1%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Wyong — lower than 85% of areas.

Wyong12.3%
Greater Sydney 33.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 31.8% of people in Wyong stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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41.0% ▲ +35.6%

Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Wyong, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 41.0% Year 10 31.8% Year 9 or below 12.8% Year 11 7.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are much less common here than in most areas, with only 12.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though the proportion has risen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.3% ▲ +70.1%

Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 17.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Wyong has a high number of students with 13,250 enrolments, and its schools are typically larger than most. Government schools make up the majority of the sector at 68%.

Schools within 3 km

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25

Higher than 66% of state electorate 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).

Average school ICSEA

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982

Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Wyong

25 schools — 13,250 students, average ICSEA 982.

By sector: Government 17 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4

By type: Primary 16 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
Jilliby Public School, Wyong Government Primary 4.0 km 60 989
Lakes Grammar - An Anglican School, Warnervale Independent Combined 6.6 km 796 1,054
Porters Creek Public School, Warnervale Government Primary 7.8 km 317 988
Wyong Creek Public School, Wyong Creek Government Primary 7.9 km 94 978
Wyong Public School, Wyong Government Primary 8.2 km 433 931
MacKillop Catholic College, Woongarrah Catholic Combined 8.3 km 1,558 1,042
Wyong Christian Community School, Wyong Independent Combined 8.4 km 904 1,057
Wyong High School, Wyong Government Secondary 8.9 km 674 946
Warnervale Public School, Hamlyn Terrace Government Primary 9.1 km 442 979
Woongarrah Public School, Woongarrah Government Primary 9.7 km 385 984
Wadalba Community School, Wadalba Government Combined 9.8 km 1,414 941
HopeTown School, Wyong Government Combined 10.1 km 43 797
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Wyong Catholic Primary 10.2 km 335 1,022
Darkinjung Barker, Yarramalong Independent Primary 10.3 km 43 809
Blue Haven Public School, Blue Haven Government Primary 10.6 km 637 927
The Lakes College, Blue Haven Independent Secondary 10.7 km 24 843
Tacoma Public School, Tacoma Government Primary 10.8 km 186 938
Kanwal Public School, Kanwal Government Primary 10.9 km 500 942
St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah Catholic Secondary 11.0 km 1,078 1,045
Gorokan High School, Lake Haven Government Secondary 11.8 km 981 923
Tuggerawong Public School, Tuggerawong Government Primary 12.2 km 208 953
Gorokan Public School, Gorokan Government Primary 12.4 km 620 913
Chittaway Bay Public School, Chittaway Bay Government Primary 14.0 km 479 992
Toukley Public School, Toukley Government Primary 16.5 km 494 889
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Noraville Catholic Primary 17.3 km 545 1,034

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10093/wyong/topic/education