31.7% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tamworth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tamworth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study for qualified residents in Tamworth. The area has a low rate of high school completion, with only 31.7% of people finishing Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.7% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is far below the New South Wales and Australian averages. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 28% of people instead listing Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →Tamworth splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.4% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV, held by 21.6% of residents.
13.4% ▲ +119.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Tamworth, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Tamworth are most frequent in management and commerce (16.5%), followed by food, hospitality and personal services (13.4%) and health (10.3%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools within 3km, which is more than about 83% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, though they have a much lower average advantage score than most areas.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
521
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tamworth
11 schools — 5,729 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| St Nicholas' Primary School, Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 586 | 1,042 |
| Tamworth Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 891 | 997 |
| Tamworth West Public School, West Tamworth | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 370 | 908 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, West Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 185 | 1,003 |
| Oxley High School, North Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,007 | 936 |
| Parry School, West Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 20 | 753 |
| Bullimbal School, South Tamworth | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 70 | 870 |
| Tamworth High School, South Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 663 | 860 |
| Tamworth South Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 477 | 828 |
| McCarthy Catholic College, West Tamworth | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 935 | 991 |
| St Edward's Primary School, South Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 525 | 956 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13762/tamworth/topic/education