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Education & Qualifications in Turvey Park

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

High levels of learning shape daily life in Turvey Park, where nearly 29% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure. The suburb is well-served by education facilities, with 25 schools located within 3 kilometres.

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📍 Turvey Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Turvey Park sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

28.6% ▲ +42.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Turvey Park — higher than 83% of areas.

Turvey Park28.6%
2650, NSW 20.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Almost 59% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.

Completed Year 12

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58.9% ▲ +13.8%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Turvey Park, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 22%.

Year 12 58.9% Year 10 20.7% Year 9 or below 10.1% Year 11 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree is the most common high-level qualification at 30.6%, though nearly 30% of adults also hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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28.6% ▲ +42.6%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Turvey Park splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 14%.

Bachelor degree 30.6% Certificate III / IV 29.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.7% Postgraduate degree 9.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.9% Certificate I / II 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

People here have studied a variety of fields, with the most common qualifications being in management and commerce at 16.4%, followed by education at 14.4% and health at 14.0%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are 11.36 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.

Schools within 3 km

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25

Higher than 87% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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970

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Turvey Park

25 schools — 8,484 students, average ICSEA 970.

By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4

By type: Primary 14 · Combined 6 · Secondary 5
Turvey Park Public School, Wagga Wagga Government Primary 0.3 km 283 944
The Bidgee School, Wagga Wagga Government Combined 0.5 km 48 896
Wagga Wagga High School, Wagga Wagga Government Secondary 0.5 km 818 960
Willans Hill School, Wagga Wagga Government Combined 0.6 km 71 929
Kildare Catholic College, Wagga Wagga Catholic Secondary 0.6 km 972 1,028
Henschke Primary School, Wagga Wagga Catholic Primary 1.0 km 603 1,029
South Wagga Public School, Wagga Wagga Government Primary 1.1 km 266 1,027
Saint Mary MacKillop Colleges Limited, Wagga Wagga Independent Combined 1.1 km 198 1,078
Mount Austin Public School, Mount Austin Government Primary 1.2 km 228 824
Shepherds Park School, Wagga Wagga Government Secondary 1.5 km 17 870
Mount Austin High School, Wagga Wagga Government Secondary 1.7 km 522 822
Sturt Public School, Wagga Wagga Government Primary 1.9 km 306 966
Sacred Heart Primary School, Kooringal Catholic Primary 1.9 km 338 1,033
Wagga Wagga Public School, Wagga Wagga Government Primary 2.2 km 440 1,008
OneSchool Global NSW - Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga Independent Combined 2.3 km 36 990
Holy Trinity West Wagga, Ashmont Catholic Primary 2.4 km 242 938
Red Hill Public School, Wagga Wagga Government Primary 2.4 km 325 831
St Joseph's Primary School, Wagga Wagga Catholic Primary 2.5 km 166 1,050
Ashmont Public School, Wagga Wagga Government Primary 2.5 km 300 766
Kooringal High School, Kooringal Government Secondary 2.6 km 839 959
Kooringal Public School, Wagga Wagga Government Primary 2.7 km 390 933
Wagga Wagga Christian College, Wagga Wagga Independent Combined 2.8 km 563 1,033
Lutheran School Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga Independent Primary 3.0 km 332 1,120
North Wagga Public School, Wagga Wagga Government Primary 3.9 km 181 999
Riverina Environmental Education Centre, Wagga Wagga Government Combined 4.6 km — —

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Turvey Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14001/turvey-park/topic/education