36.6% ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tumut · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tumut
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Tumut have remained relatively steady, though the area still faces a significant gap in formal schooling compared to the rest of the country. Only 36.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in a lower rate of university degrees among adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales average, with only 36.6% of people finishing their final school year. About 31.5% of residents instead finished Year 10, while 14.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tumut, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 11.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national figure, while the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.3% of residents.
11.8% ▲ +52.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Tumut, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 19.4%. This is followed by Management and commerce at 12.9% and Education at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tumut has five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. Most of these are government-run (80%), and the typical school size of 283 students is around the middle for its level.
3.88
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
283
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tumut
5 schools — 1,414 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Franklin Public School, Tumut | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 239 | 900 |
| Tumut High School, Tumut | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 384 | 919 |
| Snowy Valleys School, Tumut | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 30 | 869 |
| Tumut Public School, Tumut | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 288 | 976 |
| McAuley Catholic College, Tumut | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 473 | 1,001 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tumut [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13984/tumut/topic/education