34.9% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tenterfield · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Tenterfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Tenterfield finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 34.9% completing Year 12. While this is far below the national figure, the proportion of people finishing school has risen since 2011. Higher qualifications are also less common here than in the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas, although the rate rose 5.8 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Tenterfield splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.7% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.4% of residents.
11.7% ▲ +38.3%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Tenterfield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 13.7%, followed by management and commerce at 12.5% and health at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tenterfield has 6 schools serving 635 students, which is fewer than about 61% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller and have much lower advantage scores than most other areas.
6
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.31
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
635
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
106
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
917
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tenterfield
6 schools — 635 students, average ICSEA 917.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Tenterfield High School, Tenterfield | Government | Secondary | — | 267 | 914 |
| The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School, Tenterfield | Government | Primary | — | 199 | 865 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Tenterfield | Catholic | Primary | — | 137 | 1,006 |
| Drake Public School, Drake | Government | Primary | — | 14 | 928 |
| Jennings Public School, Jennings | Government | Primary | — | 10 | 795 |
| Urbenville Public School, Urbenville | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 959 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17400/tenterfield/topic/education