48.6% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Teven · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Teven
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high school advantage score of 1,093 marks Teven as an area where students fare much better than most other similar places. While the typical person here is less likely to have finished Year 12 than the state average, the area sees a high proportion of adults holding advanced degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. About 27.8% of people here left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Teven, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.8% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas, though still a little below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common at 31.2%.
23.8% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 Teven, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 14.7%, followed by engineering and education, which both sit at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. These include a mix of independent and government schools, with four out of five being primary or combined schools.
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).
279
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,093
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Teven
5 schools — 1,397 students, average ICSEA 1,093.
By sector: Independent 3 · Government 2
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Teven-Tintenbar Public School, Tintenbar | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 133 | 1,057 |
| North Coast Pathway, Alstonville | Independent | Secondary | 5.2 km | 26 | 998 |
| Fernleigh Public School, Fernleigh | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 33 | 1,032 |
| Richmond Christian College, Ballina | Independent | Combined | 6.4 km | 327 | 1,069 |
| Emmanuel Anglican College, Ballina | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 878 | 1,113 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Teven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13822/teven/topic/education