28.1% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tumut Plains · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tumut Plains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 28.1% of residents in Tumut Plains finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This low rate of secondary completion is a standout feature of the area's educational profile, where most adults hold a trade certificate rather than a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 28.1% completing Year 12. The most common highest year of schooling for residents is Year 10, at 35.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tumut Plains, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 12 (38%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.7% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.9% of residents.
12.7% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Tumut Plains, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 72%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are Engineering and related services at 22.7%, followed by Society and culture at 18.2% and Education at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, which is around the middle size for its level. However, this school's average advantage score is much lower than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
239
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
900
Lower than 87% 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 Plains
1 school — 239 students, average ICSEA 900.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Franklin Public School, Tumut | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 239 | 900 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tumut Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13985/tumut-plains/topic/education