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Tenterden · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Tenterden

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Almost no adults in Tenterden hold a bachelor degree or higher, highlighting a significant gap in higher education compared to the rest of the country. This lack of university qualifications is mirrored by low school completion rates, with only 25.8% of people finishing Year 12.

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📍 Tenterden, Suburb / Locality

Where Tenterden sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tenterden — lower than 99% of areas.

Tenterden0.0%
2365, NSW 14.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 25.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Nearly half of the population reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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25.8% —

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Tenterden, Year 10 is the majority at 58%; Year 12 is next at 31%.

Year 10 48.4% Year 12 25.8% Year 9 or below 9.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Tenterden is among the lowest areas for higher education, with 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Tenterden splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 28.6% Certificate III / IV 28.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 43%, ahead of Society & culture (29%).

Field of qualification

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In Tenterden, the largest group is Engineering & related at 46%, followed by Society & culture (31%) and Health (23%).

Engineering & related 42.9% Society & culture 28.6% Health 21.4%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller for educational facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tenterden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13806/tenterden/topic/education