53.2% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tregeagle · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tregeagle
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a quarter of adults in Tregeagle hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure slightly above the national average. While high-level qualifications are common here, the area sees fewer people finishing high school than in most other parts of the country. This creates a distinct mix of high academic achievement alongside a smaller group who left school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 53.2%, have completed Year 12, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. This is higher than most similar areas, though 31% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tregeagle, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High-level education is common here, with 28.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure, with Certificate III or IV qualifications also being frequent at 27.7%.
28.3% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Tregeagle splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Health at 20.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.5%. Other notable areas of study include Engineering, Society and culture, and Education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tregeagle has a high number of schools for its population, with 14.71 schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools, though they tend to be smaller and have much lower advantage scores than those in most other areas.
14.71
Higher than 83% 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).
149
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
929
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tregeagle
6 schools — 894 students, average ICSEA 929.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Tregeagle Public School, Tregeagle | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 103 | 993 |
| Blue Hills College, Goonellabah | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 201 | 999 |
| Wyrallah Public School, Wyrallah | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 17 | 985 |
| Rous Public School, Alstonville | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 85 | 1,031 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Kadina High Campus, Goonellabah | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 262 | 884 |
| Goonellabah Public School, Goonellabah | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 226 | 847 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tregeagle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13951/tregeagle/topic/education