60.4% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tascott · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tascott
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fourteen schools are located within 3km of Tascott, which is more than 85% of similar areas. This access to education is reflected in the local population, where 29% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure much higher than most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is strong here, with 60.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is a little above the state and national figures and is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tascott, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common in Tascott, as 29% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the New South Wales and Australian averages, with bachelor degrees being the most typical qualification at 26.5%.
29.0% ▲ +82.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 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 →Tascott splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (30%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger than those in most areas, with an average size of 509 students. The average school advantage score is also higher than most areas, with government schools making up 57.1% of the sector.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
509
Higher than 73% 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 Tascott
14 schools — 6,620 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Secondary 7 · Primary 5 · Combined 2
| Point Clare Public School, Point Clare | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 479 | 1,058 |
| Kariong Public School, Kariong | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 502 | 1,007 |
| Central Coast Sports College, Kariong | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 990 | 1,026 |
| Kariong Mountains High School, Kariong | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 420 | 968 |
| St Edward's Christian Brothers' College, East Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 971 | 1,068 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College, East Gosford | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 802 | 1,075 |
| Gosford East Public School, East Gosford | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 334 | 1,017 |
| Girrakool School, Kariong | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 54 | 826 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, East Gosford | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 384 | 1,090 |
| Ngaruki Gulgul, Kariong | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 70 | 899 |
| Henry Kendall High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 789 | 1,030 |
| ET Australia Secondary College, Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 280 | 976 |
| Gosford Public School, West Gosford | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 545 | 1,049 |
| Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre, Gosford | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | — | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tascott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13787/tascott/topic/education