56.5% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tuckombil · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tuckombil
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high number of university-qualified residents live in Tuckombil, where 26.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the national figure. The community is well-educated, with over half of the population having completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 56.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though a little below the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tuckombil, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are common here, with 28% of people holding a bachelor degree and 8.9% having a postgraduate qualification. This mix of high-level study makes the area much more qualified than most similar places.
26.7% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.7%
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 Tuckombil, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering (13.4%), education, management, and society and culture, which each account for 12.7% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tuckombil has five schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools have a higher average advantage score than most areas, with 60% being government-run primary schools.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
230
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tuckombil
5 schools — 1,148 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Teven-Tintenbar Public School, Tintenbar | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 133 | 1,057 |
| Alstonville Public School, Alstonville | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 280 | 1,001 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Alstonville | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 187 | 1,045 |
| North Coast Pathway, Alstonville | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 26 | 998 |
| Alstonville High School, Alstonville | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 522 | 990 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tuckombil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13965/tuckombil/topic/education