35.7% ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tenterfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tenterfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of Tenterfield adults hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification in the area. While the town has several local schools, overall schooling and degree levels are far below the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. Many people stopped their formal schooling earlier, with 32.4% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Tenterfield splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 11.9%, far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This reflects a trend where qualifications are lower than in most other areas.
11.9% ▲ +33.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Tenterfield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 14.3%, and management and commerce at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tenterfield has three schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. However, the average school size is 201 students and the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
4.99
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
201
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
919
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tenterfield
3 schools — 603 students, average ICSEA 919.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School, Tenterfield | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 199 | 865 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Tenterfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 137 | 1,006 |
| Tenterfield High School, Tenterfield | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 267 | 914 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13807/tenterfield/topic/education