57.0% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Tamworth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Tamworth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become a standout feature of East Tamworth, where nearly 30% of adults hold a university degree. This is well above the national figure and puts the area ahead of most similar places. It is a highly qualified community with a strong focus on professional degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents, or 57%, finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is a little below the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Tamworth, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 29.3% of the population. This is a little above the New South Wales average and well above the Australian figure.
29.3% ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
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 East Tamworth, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20%, followed by health at 17.4% and society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (61.5%), and the average school size is much higher than most areas.
2.92
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality 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).
553
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Tamworth
13 schools — 7,192 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| St Nicholas' Primary School, Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 586 | 1,042 |
| Tamworth Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 891 | 997 |
| Oxley High School, North Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,007 | 936 |
| Parry School, West Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 20 | 753 |
| Tamworth West Public School, West Tamworth | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 370 | 908 |
| Bullimbal School, South Tamworth | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 70 | 870 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, West Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 185 | 1,003 |
| Tamworth High School, South Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 663 | 860 |
| Carinya Christian School Tamworth, Tamworth | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 857 | 1,034 |
| St Edward's Primary School, South Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 525 | 956 |
| Tamworth South Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 477 | 828 |
| McCarthy Catholic College, West Tamworth | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 935 | 991 |
| Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School, Calala | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 606 | 1,025 |
Sources
More for East Tamworth
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11366/east-tamworth/topic/education