35.9% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest finished high school compared to the state average. Only 35.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is 23 percentage points lower than the New South Wales figure. While this is a significant gap, the number of people finishing school has risen by 5.7 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much lower than in most areas, though 34.9% of residents reached Year 10. The proportion of people finishing high school has climbed from 30.2% in 2011 to 35.9% in 2021.
Highest year of school
View on map →Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.9% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.8% of residents.
14.9% ▲ +38.0%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in Engineering and related fields at 18%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.7% and Health at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school in the area, which is a government primary school. With only 130 enrolments, it is among the smallest schools for its level and has a much lower advantage score than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.28
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
130
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
130
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest
3 schools — 554 students, average ICSEA 945.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Tea Gardens Public School, Tea Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 130 | 934 |
| Soldiers Point Public School, Soldiers Point | Government | Primary | 12.1 km | 267 | 992 |
| Karuah Public School, Karuah | Government | Primary | 18.4 km | 157 | 875 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031124/tea-gardens-hawks-nest/topic/education