32.8% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tumbarumba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tumbarumba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Lower levels of formal schooling and degrees mark Tumbarumba compared to similar areas. Only 32.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern of lower formal qualifications is consistent across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure, with only 32.8% of people finishing school. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 33.6% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →Tumbarumba splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.3% of the population, which is far below the 26.3% national average. Instead, the most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.6%.
11.3% ▲ +39.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Tumbarumba, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.9%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tumbarumba has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with three schools within 3km. These schools are smaller than usual and have an average advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
8.80
Higher than 73% 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).
130
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
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 Tumbarumba
3 schools — 390 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Tumbarumba Public School, Tumbarumba | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 184 | 931 |
| All Saints Primary School, Tumbarumba | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 58 | 1,026 |
| Tumbarumba High School, Tumbarumba | Government | Secondary | 6.6 km | 148 | 910 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tumbarumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13979/tumbarumba/topic/education