42.3% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tomerong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tomerong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Tomerong have completed Year 12, which reflects a local workforce more reliant on trade certificates than university degrees. This is a community where practical skills are common, and most of the local schooling is provided by government primary schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 30.9% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tomerong, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 18.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher—a rate higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39% of people.
18.4% ▲ +53.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 Tomerong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with degrees, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 17.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.2% and Health at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas. All schools here are government-run primary institutions.
4.48
Higher than 56% 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).
296
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tomerong
3 schools — 889 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Tomerong Public School, Tomerong | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 116 | 973 |
| St Georges Basin Public School, Basin View | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 365 | 959 |
| Sanctuary Point Public School, Sanctuary Point | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 408 | 909 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tomerong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13912/tomerong/topic/education