34.4% ▲ +31.0%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Temora · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Temora
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Temora finished high school compared to the state average, with only 34.4% completing Year 12. While this is much lower than most areas, the number of people finishing school has risen by 8.1 points since 2011. Most adults in the area hold a trade or vocational certificate.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Year 10 is the most common highest year of school completed at 35.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Temora splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 39.7% of residents.
11.5% ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Temora, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 15.6% and engineering and related fields at 15.3%. Health and education qualifications follow at 11.2% and 10.1% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5 schools in Temora with 1,021 total enrolments, which is smaller than about 61% of similar areas. Government schools make up 80% of the sector, with primary and combined schools each accounting for 40% of the total.
5
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.57
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,021
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
204
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Temora
5 schools — 1,021 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St Anne's Catholic College, Temora | Catholic | Combined | — | 288 | 1,006 |
| Temora High School, Temora | Government | Secondary | — | 275 | 964 |
| Temora Public School, Temora | Government | Primary | — | 213 | 969 |
| Ariah Park Central School, Ariah Park | Government | Combined | — | 123 | 947 |
| Temora West Public School, Temora | Government | Primary | — | 122 | 940 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Temora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17350/temora/topic/education