45.9% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tweed · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Tweed
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 13 percentage points separates Tweed from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. While more people are finishing school and getting degrees than in 2011, the area still sits well below New South Wales and Australian averages for formal qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 45.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a positive shift for the area, as the rate rose 10 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tweed, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.7% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.3% of residents.
17.7% ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 Tweed, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Management and Commerce at 15.3%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 12.3% and Health at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tweed has 47 schools with 14,494 enrolments, which is larger than about 83% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (63.8%), and the average school advantage score is much higher than most areas.
47
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.92
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14,494
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
308
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher 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 Tweed
47 schools — 14,494 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 30 · Independent 9 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 8 · Combined 7
| Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School, Terranora | Independent | Combined | — | 2,008 | 1,117 |
| Pacific Coast Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Combined | — | 999 | 1,027 |
| Kingscliff High School, Kingscliff | Government | Secondary | — | 910 | 991 |
| St Joseph's College, Banora Point | Catholic | Secondary | — | 838 | 1,050 |
| Mount St Patrick College, Murwillumbah | Catholic | Secondary | — | 823 | 1,071 |
| Tweed River High School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Secondary | — | 590 | 940 |
| Pottsville Beach Public School, Pottsville | Government | Primary | — | 556 | 1,036 |
| Banora Point High School, Banora Point | Government | Secondary | — | 503 | 965 |
| Kingscliff Public School, Kingscliff | Government | Primary | — | 455 | 1,058 |
| Centaur Public School, Banora Point | Government | Primary | — | 424 | 975 |
| St James' Primary School, Banora Point | Catholic | Primary | — | 406 | 1,068 |
| Tweed Heads Public School, Tweed Heads | Government | Primary | — | 394 | 984 |
| Banora Point Public School, Banora Point | Government | Primary | — | 390 | 992 |
| Tweed Valley Adventist College, Murwillumbah | Independent | Combined | — | 381 | 1,039 |
| Mount St Patrick Primary School, Murwillumbah | Catholic | Primary | — | 373 | 1,061 |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Pottsville | Catholic | Primary | — | 373 | 1,094 |
| Murwillumbah High School, Murwillumbah | Government | Secondary | — | 347 | 950 |
| Bogangar Public School, Bogangar | Government | Primary | — | 325 | 1,040 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Kingscliff | Catholic | Primary | — | 323 | 1,066 |
| Bilambil Public School, Bilambil | Government | Primary | — | 314 | 997 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Tweed Heads | Catholic | Primary | — | 302 | 1,069 |
| Terranora Public School, Terranora | Government | Primary | — | 286 | 1,023 |
| Sathya Sai College, Murwillumbah | Independent | Primary | — | 280 | 1,046 |
| Cudgen Public School, Cudgen | Government | Primary | — | 161 | 984 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, South Murwillumbah | Catholic | Primary | — | 161 | 1,011 |
| Wollumbin High School, Murwillumbah | Government | Secondary | — | 161 | 938 |
| Murwillumbah East Public School, Murwillumbah | Government | Primary | — | 152 | 935 |
| Murwillumbah Public School, Murwillumbah | Government | Primary | — | 149 | 959 |
| Tweed Heads South Public School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Primary | — | 142 | 882 |
| Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula School, Eungella | Independent | Combined | — | 93 | 1,028 |
| Burringbar Public School, Burringbar | Government | Primary | — | 93 | 992 |
| Uki Public School, Uki | Government | Primary | — | 86 | 977 |
| Pacific Hope Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Combined | — | 85 | 1,014 |
| Crystal Creek Public School, Crystal Creek | Government | Primary | — | 80 | 939 |
| Dungay Public School, Dungay | Government | Primary | — | 74 | 980 |
| The Small School, Murwillumbah | Independent | Combined | — | 67 | 1,071 |
| Duranbah Public School, Duranbah | Government | Primary | — | 56 | 1,058 |
| Aetaomah School, Terragon | Independent | Combined | — | 55 | 1,057 |
| Condong Public School, Condong | Government | Primary | — | 49 | 948 |
| Crabbes Creek Public School, Crabbes Creek | Government | Primary | — | 37 | 985 |
| Stokers Siding Public School, Stokers Siding | Government | Primary | — | 37 | 962 |
| Chillingham Public School, Chillingham | Government | Primary | — | 35 | 1,005 |
| Fingal Head Public School, Fingal Head | Government | Primary | — | 33 | 934 |
| Pacific Gulgangali Jarjums Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Primary | — | 32 | 781 |
| Caldera School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Secondary | — | 24 | 936 |
| Tumbulgum Public School, Tumbulgum | Government | Primary | — | 19 | 941 |
| Tyalgum Public School, Tyalgum | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 978 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tweed [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17550/tweed/topic/education