46.6% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tarrawanna · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tarrawanna
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A smaller number of people in Tarrawanna have finished high school compared to the wider community. Only 46.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While university degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, they remain well below the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 46.6%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Roughly 27.4% of residents finished Year 10, while 13.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tarrawanna, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.7% of residents.
21.4% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 Tarrawanna, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in Engineering and related fields at 18.6%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 18.0%. Other common fields include Society and culture and Education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,036, which is higher than most similar areas. There are 19 schools within 3km, and the majority of these are government primary schools.
2.95
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
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).
376
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,036
Higher 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 Tarrawanna
19 schools — 7,142 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Tarrawanna Public School, Tarrawanna | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 164 | 982 |
| Balgownie Public School, Balgownie | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 329 | 1,076 |
| Wollongong Flexible School, Towradgi | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 71 | 895 |
| St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School, Corrimal | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 339 | 1,073 |
| Fairy Meadow Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 342 | 1,002 |
| Corrimal Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 227 | 1,013 |
| Aspect South Coast School, Corrimal | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 129 | 1,017 |
| Pleasant Heights Public School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 241 | 1,126 |
| Corrimal East Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 297 | 1,046 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Fairy Meadow | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 335 | 1,081 |
| Towradgi Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 134 | 1,031 |
| Mount Ousley Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 193 | 1,079 |
| Corrimal High School, Corrimal | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 569 | 940 |
| Elonera Montessori School, Mount Ousley | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 187 | 1,108 |
| Russell Vale Public School, Russell Vale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 262 | 1,040 |
| Bellambi Public School, Bellambi | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 182 | 807 |
| Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,169 | 1,075 |
| Keira High School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 723 | 984 |
| Holy Spirit College, Bellambi | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,249 | 1,069 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tarrawanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13784/tarrawanna/topic/education