45.9% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tweed Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Tweed Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A ten point rise in Year 12 completion since 2011 shows that more people in Tweed Valley are finishing school. While educational attainment is climbing, the area still trails far behind the state and national figures for both high school and university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is lower than most similar areas, though the rate has grown steadily from 35.5% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tweed Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.7% of the population, well below the national figure of 26.3%. This represents a 6.7 point increase since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 32.3%.
17.7% ▲ +60.7%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 Tweed Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 15.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.3% and health at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tweed Valley has 47 schools, which is more than about 85% of similar areas. There are 14,494 enrolments across these campuses, and the area has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most other places.
47
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.92
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14,494
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
308
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 58% 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 Tweed Valley
47 schools — 14,494 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 30 · Independent 9 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 8 · Combined 7
| Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School, Terranora | Independent | Combined | — | 2,008 | 1,117 |
| Pacific Coast Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Combined | — | 999 | 1,027 |
| Kingscliff High School, Kingscliff | Government | Secondary | — | 910 | 991 |
| St Joseph's College, Banora Point | Catholic | Secondary | — | 838 | 1,050 |
| Mount St Patrick College, Murwillumbah | Catholic | Secondary | — | 823 | 1,071 |
| Tweed River High School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Secondary | — | 590 | 940 |
| Pottsville Beach Public School, Pottsville | Government | Primary | — | 556 | 1,036 |
| Banora Point High School, Banora Point | Government | Secondary | — | 503 | 965 |
| Kingscliff Public School, Kingscliff | Government | Primary | — | 455 | 1,058 |
| Centaur Public School, Banora Point | Government | Primary | — | 424 | 975 |
| St James' Primary School, Banora Point | Catholic | Primary | — | 406 | 1,068 |
| Tweed Heads Public School, Tweed Heads | Government | Primary | — | 394 | 984 |
| Banora Point Public School, Banora Point | Government | Primary | — | 390 | 992 |
| Tweed Valley Adventist College, Murwillumbah | Independent | Combined | — | 381 | 1,039 |
| Mount St Patrick Primary School, Murwillumbah | Catholic | Primary | — | 373 | 1,061 |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Pottsville | Catholic | Primary | — | 373 | 1,094 |
| Murwillumbah High School, Murwillumbah | Government | Secondary | — | 347 | 950 |
| Bogangar Public School, Bogangar | Government | Primary | — | 325 | 1,040 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Kingscliff | Catholic | Primary | — | 323 | 1,066 |
| Bilambil Public School, Bilambil | Government | Primary | — | 314 | 997 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Tweed Heads | Catholic | Primary | — | 302 | 1,069 |
| Terranora Public School, Terranora | Government | Primary | — | 286 | 1,023 |
| Sathya Sai College, Murwillumbah | Independent | Primary | — | 280 | 1,046 |
| Cudgen Public School, Cudgen | Government | Primary | — | 161 | 984 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, South Murwillumbah | Catholic | Primary | — | 161 | 1,011 |
| Wollumbin High School, Murwillumbah | Government | Secondary | — | 161 | 938 |
| Murwillumbah East Public School, Murwillumbah | Government | Primary | — | 152 | 935 |
| Murwillumbah Public School, Murwillumbah | Government | Primary | — | 149 | 959 |
| Tweed Heads South Public School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Primary | — | 142 | 882 |
| Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula School, Eungella | Independent | Combined | — | 93 | 1,028 |
| Burringbar Public School, Burringbar | Government | Primary | — | 93 | 992 |
| Uki Public School, Uki | Government | Primary | — | 86 | 977 |
| Pacific Hope Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Combined | — | 85 | 1,014 |
| Crystal Creek Public School, Crystal Creek | Government | Primary | — | 80 | 939 |
| Dungay Public School, Dungay | Government | Primary | — | 74 | 980 |
| The Small School, Murwillumbah | Independent | Combined | — | 67 | 1,071 |
| Duranbah Public School, Duranbah | Government | Primary | — | 56 | 1,058 |
| Aetaomah School, Terragon | Independent | Combined | — | 55 | 1,057 |
| Condong Public School, Condong | Government | Primary | — | 49 | 948 |
| Crabbes Creek Public School, Crabbes Creek | Government | Primary | — | 37 | 985 |
| Stokers Siding Public School, Stokers Siding | Government | Primary | — | 37 | 962 |
| Chillingham Public School, Chillingham | Government | Primary | — | 35 | 1,005 |
| Fingal Head Public School, Fingal Head | Government | Primary | — | 33 | 934 |
| Pacific Gulgangali Jarjums Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Primary | — | 32 | 781 |
| Caldera School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Secondary | — | 24 | 936 |
| Tumbulgum Public School, Tumbulgum | Government | Primary | — | 19 | 941 |
| Tyalgum Public School, Tyalgum | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 978 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tweed Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11203/tweed-valley/topic/education