41.4% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tamworth - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Tamworth - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Tamworth - East, where 38.9% of adults hold one. While there are many schools serving the area, overall educational attainment remains much lower than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a significant gap compared to most other areas, though the rate has risen by 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tamworth - East, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.2% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure is much lower than most similar areas, despite a small increase since 2011.
13.2% ▲ +40.2%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 Tamworth - East, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Management and Commerce at 17.8%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 14.3% and Society and Culture at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 11 schools and 4,285 enrolments, with 2.64 schools per 1,000 children being higher than most areas. However, the average school advantage score of 926 is much lower than in most other areas.
11
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.64
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 51% 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).
4,285
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
390
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 87% 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 Tamworth - East
19 schools — 9,055 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School, Calala | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 606 | 1,025 |
| Carinya Christian School Tamworth, Tamworth | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 857 | 1,034 |
| Liberty College, Tamworth | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 63 | 897 |
| Nemingha Public School, Nemingha | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 193 | 996 |
| Parry School, West Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 20 | 753 |
| Bullimbal School, South Tamworth | Government | Combined | 5.9 km | 70 | 870 |
| St Edward's Primary School, South Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 525 | 956 |
| Tamworth High School, South Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 663 | 860 |
| St Nicholas' Primary School, Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 586 | 1,042 |
| Tamworth South Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 477 | 828 |
| Hillvue Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 449 | 761 |
| Tamworth West Public School, West Tamworth | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 370 | 908 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, West Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 185 | 1,003 |
| Tamworth Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 891 | 997 |
| Timbumburi Public School, Timbumburi | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 159 | 1,003 |
| Oxley High School, North Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 7.9 km | 1,007 | 936 |
| Peel High School, Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 8.1 km | 629 | 831 |
| McCarthy Catholic College, West Tamworth | Catholic | Secondary | 9.0 km | 935 | 991 |
| Westdale Public School, Westdale | Government | Primary | 10.0 km | 370 | 870 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tamworth - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041202/tamworth-east/topic/education