34.9% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tenterfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Tenterfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Tenterfield have finished high school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. While these numbers are rising, the area remains far behind the rest of the state, with only 34.9% of residents having completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 5.9 points since 2011, but at 34.9% it is still far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Roughly 31.5% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
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 national figure of 26.3%. This is an improvement on 2011, when the rate was 8.5%.
11.7% ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 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 qualifications are in Engineering and related fields 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, which is more than about 80% of similar areas, though the typical school size is much lower than most places. Most of the 635 enrolments are in government primary schools.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.31
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% 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).
635
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
106
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
917
Lower than 88% 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 Tenterfield
14 schools — 1,081 students, average ICSEA 903.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Wallangarra State School, Wallangarra | Government | Primary | 11.1 km | 23 | 912 |
| Jennings Public School, Jennings | Government | Primary | 11.7 km | 10 | 795 |
| Tenterfield High School, Tenterfield | Government | Secondary | 24.0 km | 267 | 914 |
| The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School, Tenterfield | Government | Primary | 24.4 km | 199 | 865 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Tenterfield | Catholic | Primary | 24.7 km | 137 | 1,006 |
| The Summit State School, The Summit | Government | Primary | 29.1 km | 15 | 967 |
| Thulimbah State School, Thulimbah | Government | Primary | 34.1 km | 21 | 904 |
| Drake Public School, Drake | Government | Primary | 38.0 km | 14 | 928 |
| Dalveen State School, Dalveen | Government | Primary | 38.8 km | 17 | 907 |
| Tabulam Public School, Tabulam | Government | Primary | 55.9 km | 63 | 775 |
| Killarney P-10 State School, Killarney | Government | Combined | 62.5 km | 131 | 946 |
| Urbenville Public School, Urbenville | Government | Primary | 67.1 km | 8 | 959 |
| Deepwater Public School, Deepwater | Government | Primary | 68.8 km | 17 | 960 |
| Woodenbong Central School, Woodenbong | Government | Combined | 77.8 km | 159 | 848 |
Sources
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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/sa2/110021194/tenterfield/topic/education