34.2% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Inverell - Tenterfield · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Inverell - Tenterfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Inverell - Tenterfield than in most other parts of the country. Only 34.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This pattern is reflected in the workforce, where university degrees are much less common than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is among the lowest at this level, with only 34.2% of people doing so, though this rose 5.8 points since 2011. About 31.8% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 16.1% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Inverell - 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.
Only 10.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.8% of residents.
10.5% ▲ +29.5%
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Inverell - Tenterfield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 13.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.9% and Society and culture at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While the area has a larger number of schools than most similar places with 32 in total, they are much smaller on average, with only 163 students per school. Most are government primary schools.
32
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.84
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5,223
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
163
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
916
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Inverell - Tenterfield
32 schools — 5,223 students, average ICSEA 916.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 22 · Combined 5 · Secondary 5
| Holy Trinity School, Inverell | Catholic | Combined | — | 577 | 1,003 |
| Inverell Public School, Inverell | Government | Primary | — | 498 | 899 |
| Macintyre High School, Inverell | Government | Secondary | — | 487 | 919 |
| Inverell High School, Inverell | Government | Secondary | — | 484 | 888 |
| Ross Hill Public School, Inverell | Government | Primary | — | 475 | 871 |
| Glen Innes High School, Glen Innes | Government | Secondary | — | 434 | 926 |
| Glen Innes Public School, Glen Innes | Government | Primary | — | 339 | 903 |
| Tenterfield High School, Tenterfield | Government | Secondary | — | 267 | 914 |
| The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School, Tenterfield | Government | Primary | — | 199 | 865 |
| Warialda High School, Warialda | Government | Secondary | — | 199 | 900 |
| Warialda Public School, Warialda | Government | Primary | — | 192 | 927 |
| Bingara Central School, Bingara | Government | Combined | — | 175 | 916 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Glen Innes | Catholic | Primary | — | 159 | 1,042 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Tenterfield | Catholic | Primary | — | 137 | 1,006 |
| Ashford Central School, Ashford | Government | Combined | — | 119 | 808 |
| Bundarra Central School, Bundarra | Government | Combined | — | 99 | 874 |
| Emmaville Central School, Emmaville | Government | Combined | — | 94 | 886 |
| Gilgai Public School, Gilgai | Government | Primary | — | 42 | 843 |
| Gum Flat Public School, Gum Flat | Government | Primary | — | 29 | 997 |
| Red Range Public School, Red Range | Government | Primary | — | 28 | 858 |
| Tingha Public School, Tingha | Government | Primary | — | 28 | 714 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Warialda | Catholic | Primary | — | 25 | 864 |
| Gravesend Public School, Gravesend | Government | Primary | — | 23 | 918 |
| Glen Innes West Infants School, Glen Innes | Government | Primary | — | 19 | 898 |
| Delungra Public School, Delungra | Government | Primary | — | 18 | 827 |
| Deepwater Public School, Deepwater | Government | Primary | — | 17 | 960 |
| Drake Public School, Drake | Government | Primary | — | 14 | 928 |
| Wytaliba Public School, Glen Innes | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 923 |
| Jennings Public School, Jennings | Government | Primary | — | 10 | 795 |
| Bonshaw Public School, Bonshaw | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 951 |
| Urbenville Public School, Urbenville | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 959 |
| Yetman Public School, Yetman | Government | Primary | — | 7 | 1,022 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Inverell - Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11002/inverell-tenterfield/topic/education