49.2% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tennyson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tennyson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Tennyson have completed Year 12, which is well below the national and state figures. This lack of senior schooling is reflected in the local qualification levels, with very few residents holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 49.2% of people here finished Year 12, a result that is higher than most similar areas but still nearly 10 points lower than the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tennyson, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Tennyson, with only 16.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 42.1%.
16.0% ▲ +43.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Tennyson, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 20.0%, followed closely by engineering and related studies at 18.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, with an average size of 255 students.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
255
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tennyson
5 schools — 1,274 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Glossodia Public School, Glossodia | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 184 | 954 |
| Kurrajong East Public School, East Kurrajong | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 81 | 974 |
| Hawkesbury Independent School, Kurrajong | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 77 | 1,064 |
| Kurmond Public School, Kurmond | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 125 | 982 |
| Colo High School, North Richmond | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 807 | 1,001 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tennyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13804/tennyson/topic/education