48.7% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tura Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tura Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of adults in Tura Beach have finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. While this is a strong local result, it remains far below the national figure. The community holds a diverse range of skills, with about 22% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 48.7% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Another 26.6% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tura Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor's degree or higher make up 21.9% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is still well below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 31.5%.
21.9% ▲ +53.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 Tura Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by Management and Commerce at 17.0%. Other common areas of study include Engineering and related fields at 13.8% and Health at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the area. This school is larger than those in about 59% of similar areas, with an average size of 428 students.
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).
428
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tura Beach
1 school — 428 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Merimbula Public School, Merimbula | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 428 | 1,001 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tura Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13991/tura-beach/topic/education