45.3% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tewinga · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Tewinga, where 28.3% of adults hold one. The area generally has lower educational attainment than state and national figures, with only 11.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents have completed Year 12, at 45.3%. This is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%.
45.3% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Tewinga, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 34%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here; only 11.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the state average of 27.8%.
11.9% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Tewinga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 15.2% and natural and physical sciences at 10.9%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tewinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13823/tewinga/topic/education