39.6% ▲ +29.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tuggerawong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tuggerawong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 39.6% of residents in Tuggerawong have completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average. This reflects a local trend where many adults have left school earlier or hold trade-based certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the national figure, with 39.6% finishing Year 12. About 33.9% of residents list Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tuggerawong, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.4% of adults, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%. Most qualified locals hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 42.9% of the group.
13.4% ▲ +58.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Tuggerawong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study in the area include management and commerce at 17.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most similar areas, with an average size of 466 students. All schools in the area are government-run, and the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
4.33
Higher than 54% 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).
466
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tuggerawong
6 schools — 2,793 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 6
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2
| Tuggerawong Public School, Tuggerawong | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 208 | 953 |
| Tacoma Public School, Tacoma | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 186 | 938 |
| Wadalba Community School, Wadalba | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,414 | 941 |
| Kanwal Public School, Kanwal | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 500 | 942 |
| HopeTown School, Wyong | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 43 | 797 |
| Warnervale Public School, Hamlyn Terrace | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 442 | 979 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tuggerawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13969/tuggerawong/topic/education