49.3% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tewantin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tewantin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school advantage scores than most similar areas mark the educational landscape of Tewantin. While many residents have a strong start in schooling, the typical level of higher education is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 49.3%, have completed Year 12, which is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tewantin, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 16% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is far below the national figure and well below the state average.
16.0% ▲ +56.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 Tewantin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 16.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 725 students. There are four schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas.
0.64
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
725
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,073
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tewantin
4 schools — 2,900 students, average ICSEA 1,073.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Tewantin State School, Tewantin | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 560 | 1,018 |
| St Teresa's Catholic College, Noosaville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 801 | 1,066 |
| Noosaville State School, Noosaville | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 418 | 1,039 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Noosaville | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,121 | 1,117 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tewantin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32774/tewantin/topic/education