30.8% ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Taree South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Taree South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of residents in Taree South have a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification. This is an area where few people finished high school, and only 10.7% of adults hold a university degree. These figures are far below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.8% of people 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 37.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Taree South, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.7% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Many residents hold trade or vocational certificates, with 36.9% achieving a Certificate III or IV.
10.7% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 17.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Taree South has seven schools within 3km, which is more than 79% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is among the lowest for its level.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
248
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
880
Lower than 89% 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 South
7 schools — 1,734 students, average ICSEA 880.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Manning Adventist School, Tinonee | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 32 | 952 |
| Taree Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 83 | 795 |
| Taree High School, Taree | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 623 | 918 |
| Taree West Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 409 | 910 |
| Tinonee Public School, Tinonee | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 158 | 948 |
| Chatham Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 222 | 837 |
| Manning Gardens Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 207 | 724 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Taree South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13780/taree-south/topic/education