31.4% ▲ +23.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Tamworth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Tamworth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in South Tamworth have finished high school or university compared to the state average. Only 31.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This gap highlights a local trend toward shorter school paths and a high number of trade-based qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 31.4% of residents finishing. Instead, the most common highest level of schooling is Year 10, reached by 32.8% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →South Tamworth splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 7.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas. Trade qualifications are far more common here, with 40.9% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
7.3% ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 South Tamworth, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Management and Commerce at 14.2%, followed by Engineering at 13.1% and Society and Culture at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3 km, a number larger than about 85% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
3.87
Higher than 50% 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).
440
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
925
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Tamworth
14 schools — 6,155 students, average ICSEA 925.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| St Edward's Primary School, South Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 525 | 956 |
| Tamworth South Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 477 | 828 |
| Tamworth High School, South Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 663 | 860 |
| Bullimbal School, South Tamworth | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 70 | 870 |
| Parry School, West Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 20 | 753 |
| Hillvue Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 449 | 761 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, West Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 185 | 1,003 |
| Peel High School, Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 629 | 831 |
| Tamworth West Public School, West Tamworth | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 370 | 908 |
| St Nicholas' Primary School, Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 586 | 1,042 |
| Carinya Christian School Tamworth, Tamworth | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 857 | 1,034 |
| Liberty College, Tamworth | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 63 | 897 |
| Tamworth Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 891 | 997 |
| Westdale Public School, Westdale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 370 | 870 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13613/south-tamworth/topic/education