56.4% ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tuggerah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tuggerah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher share of adults in Tuggerah have now finished Year 12 compared to most similar areas. While the typical resident is more likely to hold a certificate than a degree, the area has a strong range of educational options with 13 schools within a 3 km radius.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is a little below the New South Wales and national rates of around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tuggerah, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.7% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.2% of residents.
19.7% ▲ +119.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 Tuggerah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 23%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tuggerah has more schools per child than most similar areas, with 13 schools nearby and an average school size of 481 students. Government schools make up 61.5% of the sector.
6.10
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
481
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tuggerah
13 schools — 6,254 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Tuggerah Public School, Tuggerah | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 359 | 993 |
| St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,078 | 1,045 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Wyong | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 335 | 1,022 |
| Chittaway Bay Public School, Chittaway Bay | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 479 | 992 |
| Wyong High School, Wyong | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 674 | 946 |
| Wyong Christian Community School, Wyong | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 904 | 1,057 |
| HopeTown School, Wyong | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 43 | 797 |
| Central Coast Steiner School, Fountaindale | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 330 | 1,092 |
| Wyong Public School, Wyong | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 433 | 931 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Berkeley Vale Campus, Berkeley Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 851 | 959 |
| Tacoma Public School, Tacoma | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 186 | 938 |
| TLK Youth College, Berkeley Vale | Independent | Secondary | 4.8 km | 58 | 904 |
| Berkeley Vale Public School, Berkeley Vale | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 524 | 988 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tuggerah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13968/tuggerah/topic/education