39.3% ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tahmoor · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tahmoor
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Tahmoor have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 39.3% completing Year 12. This low rate of school completion is mirrored in the local qualifications, where only 11.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. The area's educational profile is significantly lower than both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 39.3% of people finishing high school. This is 20 percentage points lower than in New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →Tahmoor splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 11.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the state average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.5% of residents.
11.8% ▲ +47.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Tahmoor, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 19.3%, followed by management and commerce at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, though there are only 0.75 schools for every 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size is among the highest for its level.
0.75
Lower than 98% 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).
704
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tahmoor
5 schools — 3,518 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Tahmoor Public School, Tahmoor | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 525 | 927 |
| Wollondilly Anglican College, Tahmoor | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,247 | 1,054 |
| Thirlmere Public School, Thirlmere | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 401 | 959 |
| Picton High School, Picton | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,182 | 950 |
| Buxton Public School, Buxton | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 163 | 949 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tahmoor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13742/tahmoor/topic/education