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Education & Qualifications in Wyee

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

Nearly half of all qualified adults in Wyee hold a Certificate III or IV, making trade qualifications the most common achievement here. While the area has seen a steady rise in schooling and degrees since 2011, it generally has much lower levels of formal education than the rest of New South Wales.

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Where Wyee sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.0% ▲ +28.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wyee — lower than 68% of areas.

Wyee9.0%
2259, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 32.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. However, this has risen 6.5 points since 2011, while Year 10 remains the most common highest grade completed at 37%.

Completed Year 12

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32.6% ▲ +24.7%

Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.

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

Highest year of school

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Wyee splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.

Year 10 37.0% Year 12 32.6% Year 9 or below 18.7% Year 11 7.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Just 9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV (48.8%) or a diploma (14%).

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.0% ▲ +28.5%

Lower than 68% of urban centre 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.

Those with higher qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields (22.2%) or management and commerce (15.2%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wyee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115163/wyee/topic/education