28.8% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tamworth - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Tamworth - West
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 - West, held by 38.4% of adults. This area has a lower level of formal schooling and degrees than most other parts of the state, though more people have finished Year 12 than they did in 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 31.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Tamworth - West splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by just 6.1% of adults, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. This has risen slightly from 3.9% in 2011.
6.1% ▲ +57.6%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 - West, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related fields at 14.9%, followed by management and commerce at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools in the area with an average size of 500 students. The number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.28
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 57% 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).
999
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
500
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
845
Lower than 97% 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 - West
16 schools — 8,587 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| Westdale Public School, Westdale | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 370 | 870 |
| Peel High School, Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 629 | 831 |
| Hillvue Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 449 | 761 |
| Oxley Vale Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 377 | 870 |
| Tamworth South Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 477 | 828 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, West Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 185 | 1,003 |
| St Edward's Primary School, South Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 525 | 956 |
| Tamworth West Public School, West Tamworth | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 370 | 908 |
| Tamworth High School, South Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 663 | 860 |
| McCarthy Catholic College, West Tamworth | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 935 | 991 |
| Bullimbal School, South Tamworth | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 70 | 870 |
| Parry School, West Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 20 | 753 |
| Calrossy Anglican School, Tamworth | Independent | Secondary | 5.4 km | 1,033 | 1,079 |
| Tamworth Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 891 | 997 |
| St Nicholas' Primary School, Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 586 | 1,042 |
| Oxley High School, North Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 6.8 km | 1,007 | 936 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tamworth - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041204/tamworth-west/topic/education