31.7% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Taree · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Taree
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Schooling and qualification levels in Taree have remained notably lower than state and national figures. Only 31.7% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national average. This trend extends to higher education, where a small minority of adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.7% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 32.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Taree splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 9.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical achievement at 36.6%.
9.3% ▲ +45.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Taree, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Taree are spread across several fields, with Management and commerce being the most common at 13.9%. Health follows closely at 12.9%, while Engineering and Society and culture both sit at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is 935, which is much lower than most areas.
3.05
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
361
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
935
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Taree
16 schools — 5,779 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Manning Gardens Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 207 | 724 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Taree | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 271 | 952 |
| Taree West Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 409 | 910 |
| Taree High School, Taree | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 623 | 918 |
| Taree Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 83 | 795 |
| St Clare's High School, Taree | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 630 | 1,012 |
| Chatham High School, Taree | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 493 | 814 |
| Chatham Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 222 | 837 |
| MidCoast Christian College, Taree | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 787 | 1,015 |
| Manning Adventist School, Tinonee | Independent | Primary | 5.9 km | 32 | 952 |
| Tinonee Public School, Tinonee | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 158 | 948 |
| Cundletown Public School, Cundletown | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 265 | 923 |
| Manning Valley Anglican College, Cundletown | Independent | Combined | 6.6 km | 758 | 1,005 |
| Wingham High School, Wingham | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 520 | 932 |
| Wingham Brush Public School, Wingham | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 203 | 895 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Wingham | Catholic | Primary | 8.0 km | 118 | 941 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Taree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13779/taree/topic/education