37.6% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tharbogang · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tharbogang
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37.6% of people in Tharbogang completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in school completion is reflected in the qualifications of adults, with very few holding university degrees compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The rate of Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, which both sit at nearly 59%. About 26.8% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 14.1% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tharbogang, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, held by 29% of the population.
8.0% ▲ +34.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Tharbogang, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 15%, followed by engineering at 11.4% and society and culture at 7.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tharbogang has 6 schools within 3km, which is more than 77% of similar areas. However, the average school size is lower than most areas and the average school advantage score is much lower.
12.05
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
118
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
897
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tharbogang
6 schools — 710 students, average ICSEA 897.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Tharbogang Public School, Tharbogang | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 11 | 855 |
| Western Riverina Community School, Griffith | Independent | Secondary | 8.9 km | 38 | 883 |
| Lake Wyangan Public School, Lake Wyangan | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 43 | 926 |
| Kalinda School, Griffith | Government | Combined | 9.3 km | 38 | 835 |
| Griffith Public School, Griffith | Government | Primary | 9.4 km | 433 | 881 |
| Verity Christian College, Griffith | Independent | Combined | 9.5 km | 147 | 959 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tharbogang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13826/tharbogang/topic/education