39.1% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nemingha · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nemingha
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Nemingha have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 39.1% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This means a higher proportion of the local workforce relies on trade certificates and practical experience rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the New South Wales average, with only 39.1% of residents finishing Year 12. About 36.2% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Nemingha splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, as the 12% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.2% of adults.
12.0% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Nemingha, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most popular fields are Engineering (18.8%) and Management and Commerce (17.7%), followed by Health at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per child than most similar places, with five schools within 3km. These schools are larger than average, and 60% of them are government primary schools.
7.30
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
471
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nemingha
5 schools — 2,355 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Nemingha Public School, Nemingha | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 193 | 996 |
| Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School, Calala | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 606 | 1,025 |
| Tintinhull Public School, Kootingal | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 113 | 973 |
| Carinya Christian School Tamworth, Tamworth | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 857 | 1,034 |
| St Nicholas' Primary School, Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 586 | 1,042 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nemingha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12935/nemingha/topic/education