58.4% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tatton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tatton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About the same as the state and national figures for Year 12 completion, Tatton has a workforce where nearly 27% of adults hold a university degree. This is much higher than most similar areas, marking it as a well-qualified community. Most residents have finished high school or hold a professional qualification.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 58.4%, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian national rates.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tatton, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 26.7% of adults, a result that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, at 29.5%.
26.7% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Tatton splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 23.1%, followed by health at 16.1% and education at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 18 schools within 3km, which is more than about 88% of similar areas. However, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.79
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
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).
364
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tatton
18 schools — 6,556 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4 · Combined 4
| Lutheran School Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 332 | 1,120 |
| Kooringal Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 390 | 933 |
| Red Hill Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 325 | 831 |
| Mater Dei Catholic College, Lake Albert | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 749 | 1,050 |
| Mount Austin High School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 522 | 822 |
| Mater Dei Primary School, Lake Albert | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 322 | 1,075 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 36 | 990 |
| Lake Albert Public School, Lake Albert | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 434 | 963 |
| Kooringal High School, Kooringal | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 839 | 959 |
| Mount Austin Public School, Mount Austin | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 228 | 824 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Kooringal | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 338 | 1,033 |
| Sturt Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 306 | 966 |
| Henschke Primary School, Wagga Wagga | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 603 | 1,029 |
| Turvey Park Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 283 | 944 |
| Saint Mary MacKillop Colleges Limited, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 198 | 1,078 |
| Shepherds Park School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 17 | 870 |
| Willans Hill School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 71 | 929 |
| Wagga Wagga Christian College, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 563 | 1,033 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tatton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13790/tatton/topic/education