47.4% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tarraganda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tarraganda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Tarraganda finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures, with only 47.4% doing so. This shortfall is a defining feature of the area's education profile, though a fair number of adults have gone on to gain vocational certificates or university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average of 58.8%. About 28.8% of the community stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tarraganda, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.7% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.2% of people.
18.7% ▲ +62.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Tarraganda, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Tarraganda are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 20.0%. Other common areas of study include engineering at 12.8%, and health and society and culture, both at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. Half of these are independent schools, and most are primary schools.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
305
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tarraganda
6 schools — 1,828 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Independent 3 · Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Mumbulla School for Rudolf Steiner Education, Bega | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 176 | 1,056 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Bega | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 175 | 977 |
| Thomas More Christian Montessori School, Bega | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 26 | 1,033 |
| Bega High School, Bega | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 706 | 973 |
| Bega Valley Public School, Bega | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 291 | 917 |
| Sapphire Coast Anglican College, Bega | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 454 | 1,057 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tarraganda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13783/tarraganda/topic/education