40.0% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tygalgah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tygalgah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Tygalgah compared to the rest of the country, with only 40% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, as university degrees are much less common here than in other parts of New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. About 32.9% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tygalgah, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 10.7% of the population, far below the state average of 27.8%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.1% of people.
10.7% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Tygalgah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 15.8%, followed by Health at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12 schools within 3km, which is more than about 84% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,027, which is higher than most areas.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
240
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tygalgah
12 schools — 2,875 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Condong Public School, Condong | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 49 | 948 |
| Murwillumbah East Public School, Murwillumbah | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 152 | 935 |
| Dungay Public School, Dungay | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 74 | 980 |
| Mount St Patrick College, Murwillumbah | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 823 | 1,071 |
| Mount St Patrick Primary School, Murwillumbah | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 373 | 1,061 |
| Tumbulgum Public School, Tumbulgum | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 19 | 941 |
| The Small School, Murwillumbah | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 67 | 1,071 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, South Murwillumbah | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 161 | 1,011 |
| Sathya Sai College, Murwillumbah | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 280 | 1,046 |
| Murwillumbah Public School, Murwillumbah | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 149 | 959 |
| Murwillumbah High School, Murwillumbah | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 347 | 950 |
| Tweed Valley Adventist College, Murwillumbah | Independent | Combined | 6.3 km | 381 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tygalgah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14014/tygalgah/topic/education