43.2% ▲ +43.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tomakin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tomakin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Middle-of-the-road qualifications define Tomakin compared to similar areas, though many residents lack a high school diploma. Only 43.2% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Tomakin finished high school than in most of the country, with 43.2% completing Year 12. This is 16 points lower than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tomakin, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, as only 16.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, while the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 34.9%.
16.3% ▲ +71.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 16.3%
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 Tomakin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16%, followed by society and culture at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling options are diverse, with an equal split between government, Catholic, and independent providers. The three schools within 3km are much larger than most, with an average size of 555 students.
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).
555
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tomakin
3 schools — 1,664 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| St Peter's Anglican College - Broulee, Broulee | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 925 | 1,036 |
| Broulee Public School, Broulee | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 246 | 996 |
| Carroll College, Broulee | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 493 | 987 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tomakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13908/tomakin/topic/education