39.3% ▲ +33.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tacoma · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tacoma
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few things have changed in the educational profile of Tacoma since 2011, where school and degree completion rates remain notably low. Only 39.3% of residents have finished Year 12, and just 7.6% of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 is 39.3%, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. About 38.2% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Tacoma splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Much lower than most areas, only 7.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, with most qualified adults holding a Certificate III or IV.
7.6% ▲ +21.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Tacoma, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 18.6%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tacoma has a high number of schools for its size, with nine within 3 km and 14.71 schools per 1,000 children. These schools are typically much larger than those in similar areas.
14.71
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
522
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tacoma
9 schools — 4,697 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Tacoma Public School, Tacoma | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 186 | 938 |
| HopeTown School, Wyong | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 43 | 797 |
| Wadalba Community School, Wadalba | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,414 | 941 |
| Tuggerawong Public School, Tuggerawong | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 208 | 953 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Wyong | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 335 | 1,022 |
| Wyong Public School, Wyong | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 433 | 931 |
| Kanwal Public School, Kanwal | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 500 | 942 |
| Wyong High School, Wyong | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 674 | 946 |
| Wyong Christian Community School, Wyong | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 904 | 1,057 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tacoma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13739/tacoma/topic/education