33.2% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Taree Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Taree Surrounds
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Taree Surrounds have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 33.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While university qualifications are rare here, the area has seen a slow increase in both school and degree completions since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are among the lowest in the region at 33.2%, though this is 6.6 percentage points higher than in 2011. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, at 37.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Taree Surrounds splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.2% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 39.4% of the highest qualifications.
12.2% ▲ +44.1%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Taree Surrounds, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 10 schools, which is among the highest number of schools for similar areas. However, these are all government primary schools with very small average sizes of 35 students.
10
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.84
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 68% 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).
352
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
35
Lower than 99% 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 Taree Surrounds
29 schools — 6,573 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Wingham Public School, Wingham | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 240 | 934 |
| Bobin Public School, Bobin | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 13 | 938 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Wingham | Catholic | Primary | 11.6 km | 118 | 941 |
| Wingham Brush Public School, Wingham | Government | Primary | 11.7 km | 203 | 895 |
| Wingham High School, Wingham | Government | Secondary | 11.9 km | 520 | 932 |
| Mount George Public School, Mount George | Government | Primary | 12.7 km | 23 | 932 |
| MidCoast Christian College, Taree | Independent | Combined | 16.4 km | 787 | 1,015 |
| Tinonee Public School, Tinonee | Government | Primary | 19.1 km | 158 | 948 |
| Taree West Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 19.3 km | 409 | 910 |
| Manning Gardens Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 19.6 km | 207 | 724 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Taree | Catholic | Primary | 19.8 km | 271 | 952 |
| Elands Public School, Elands | Government | Primary | 20.7 km | 15 | 976 |
| Taree Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 20.9 km | 83 | 795 |
| Upper Lansdowne Public School, Upper Lansdowne | Government | Primary | 20.9 km | 13 | 979 |
| Taree High School, Taree | Government | Secondary | 21.0 km | 623 | 918 |
| St Clare's High School, Taree | Catholic | Secondary | 21.5 km | 630 | 1,012 |
| Chatham High School, Taree | Government | Secondary | 21.5 km | 493 | 814 |
| Manning Adventist School, Tinonee | Independent | Primary | 21.6 km | 32 | 952 |
| Chatham Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 21.9 km | 222 | 837 |
| Lansdowne Public School, Lansdowne | Government | Primary | 24.0 km | 38 | 907 |
| Cundletown Public School, Cundletown | Government | Primary | 25.2 km | 265 | 923 |
| Manning Valley Anglican College, Cundletown | Independent | Combined | 25.5 km | 758 | 1,005 |
| Krambach Public School, Krambach | Government | Primary | 26.9 km | 40 | 908 |
| Coopernook Public School, Coopernook | Government | Primary | 31.1 km | 60 | 925 |
| Hannam Vale Public School, Hannam Vale | Government | Primary | 31.4 km | 36 | 1,033 |
| Mitchells Island Public School, Mitchells Island | Government | Primary | 33.2 km | 37 | 917 |
| Nabiac Public School, Nabiac | Government | Primary | 34.0 km | 165 | 938 |
| Moorland Public School, Moorland | Government | Primary | 35.3 km | 31 | 825 |
| Harrington Public School, Harrington | Government | Primary | 39.3 km | 83 | 949 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Taree Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108051170/taree-surrounds/topic/education