46.7% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Tamworth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Tamworth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults hold university degrees in North Tamworth than in most similar areas, though this still trails the state average. While many residents have a bachelor's degree or higher, far fewer have finished Year 12 compared to the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. Roughly a quarter of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Tamworth, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the state average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.9% of residents.
21.4% ▲ +68.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 North Tamworth, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in Health, which accounts for 18.4% of degrees, followed by Management and Commerce at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
North Tamworth has 14 schools within 3km, more than 85% of similar areas, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual. The schools here are much larger than most, with government schools making up 64.3% of the sector.
1.75
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
555
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Tamworth
14 schools — 7,768 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| McCarthy Catholic College, West Tamworth | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 935 | 991 |
| Calrossy Anglican School, Tamworth | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,033 | 1,079 |
| Oxley High School, North Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,007 | 936 |
| Tamworth Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 891 | 997 |
| Oxley Vale Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 377 | 870 |
| Tamworth West Public School, West Tamworth | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 370 | 908 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, West Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 185 | 1,003 |
| St Nicholas' Primary School, Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 586 | 1,042 |
| Tamworth High School, South Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 663 | 860 |
| Bullimbal School, South Tamworth | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 70 | 870 |
| Parry School, West Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 20 | 753 |
| Tamworth South Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 477 | 828 |
| Peel High School, Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 629 | 831 |
| St Edward's Primary School, South Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 525 | 956 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13021/north-tamworth/topic/education