54.3% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.9%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tapitallee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tapitallee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education is a key feature of life in Tapitallee, where 29% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is a little above the national figure, school completion rates are well below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents (54.3%) finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About 27.4% of people left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tapitallee, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 29% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. Certificates III or IV are also common, held by 27.1% of residents.
29.0% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Tapitallee splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 17.7%, followed by health at 15.1% and engineering at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is smaller than those in most similar areas. This school has an advantage score of 1,029, which is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
216
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tapitallee
1 school — 216 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cambewarra Public School, Cambewarra | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 216 | 1,029 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tapitallee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13770/tapitallee/topic/education