# Education & Qualifications — Tamworth Regional

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

Area: Tamworth Regional (Council (LGA))

A growing number of people in Tamworth Regional are finishing school and gaining degrees, though qualification levels remain well below the state average. While 41.2% of residents have now completed Year 12, the area still faces a significant gap compared to the national figure.

Completion of Year 12 is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, though it rose 8.1 percentage points since 2011. About 30.6% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 13.1% left school at Year 9 or below.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.0% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.4% of residents.

The region has 36 schools and 11,536 enrolments, which is larger than most similar areas. Most students attend government schools (75.0%), and the average school size of 320 is higher than in most other areas.

The most common fields of qualification are Management and Commerce at 16.6%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 14.0% and Health at 12.8%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Completed Year 12 | 41.2% | +24.4% since 2011 |
| Adults with a bachelor degree or higher | 15.0% | +43.7% since 2011 |
| Schools | 36 | — |
| Schools per 1,000 children | 2.83 | — |
| School enrolments | 11,536 | — |
| Average school size | 320 | — |
| Average school ICSEA | 949 | — |

**Highest year of school** — Year 12 41.2%, Year 10 30.6%, Year 9 or below 13.1%, Year 11 6.7%

**Highest qualification level** — Certificate III / IV 36.4%, Bachelor degree 18.3%, Advanced diploma / diploma 13.6%, Postgraduate degree 4.5%, Graduate diploma / certificate 3.0%, Certificate I / II 2.7%

**Field of qualification** — Management & commerce 16.6%, Engineering & related 14.0%, Health 12.8%, Society & culture 10.2%, Education 9.2%, Architecture & building 5.6%, Food, hospitality & personal services 5.6%, Agriculture & environment 3.8%, Creative arts 1.9%, Natural & physical sciences 1.4%, Information technology 1.2%

## Schools serving Tamworth Regional

36 schools, 11,536 students, average ICSEA 949.

By sector: Government 27, Catholic 6, Independent 3

By type: Primary 25, Secondary 7, Combined 4

Nearest 10 shown:

| School | Sector | Type | Distance | Students |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Calrossy Anglican School | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,033 |
| Oxley High School | Government | Secondary | — | 1,007 |
| McCarthy Catholic College | Catholic | Secondary | — | 935 |
| Tamworth Public School | Government | Primary | — | 891 |
| Carinya Christian School Tamworth | Independent | Combined | — | 857 |
| Tamworth High School | Government | Secondary | — | 663 |
| Peel High School | Government | Secondary | — | 629 |
| Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School | Government | Secondary | — | 606 |
| St Nicholas' Primary School | Catholic | Primary | — | 586 |
| St Edward's Primary School | Catholic | Primary | — | 525 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17310/tamworth-regional/topic/education