40.1% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tamworth · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Tamworth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 19 percentage points separates Tamworth from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. Fewer than half of residents finished high school, and the proportion of adults with university degrees is far below the national average. These trends highlight a local workforce with fewer formal qualifications than most other Australian areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.1% of people completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen by 6.5 points since 2011. About 30.9% of residents stopped after Year 10, and 13.5% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tamworth, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.2%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This has fallen by 3.1 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV now the most common qualification at 36.7%.
14.2% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 Tamworth, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 15.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%. Health qualifications make up 12.1% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tamworth has a high number of schools for its children, with 52 schools located within 3km and 3.17 schools per 1,000 children. Most students attend government schools (75%), and the majority of local schools are primary institutions.
3.17
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
52
Higher than 90% of state electorate 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).
14,306
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
275
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
942
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tamworth
52 schools — 14,306 students, average ICSEA 942.
By sector: Government 39 · Catholic 9 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 9 · Combined 7
| Moonbi Public School, Moonbi | Government | Primary | 13.4 km | 31 | 850 |
| Attunga Public School, Attunga | Government | Primary | 13.8 km | 39 | 908 |
| Bendemeer Public School, Bendemeer | Government | Primary | 15.8 km | 29 | 920 |
| Kootingal Public School, Kootingal | Government | Primary | 15.8 km | 168 | 928 |
| Calrossy Anglican School, Tamworth | Independent | Secondary | 16.8 km | 1,033 | 1,079 |
| Oxley Vale Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 17.7 km | 377 | 870 |
| Oxley High School, North Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 18.0 km | 1,007 | 936 |
| McCarthy Catholic College, West Tamworth | Catholic | Secondary | 18.1 km | 935 | 991 |
| Tintinhull Public School, Kootingal | Government | Primary | 18.3 km | 113 | 973 |
| Tamworth Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 18.8 km | 891 | 997 |
| St Nicholas' Primary School, Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 19.8 km | 586 | 1,042 |
| Tamworth West Public School, West Tamworth | Government | Primary | 20.0 km | 370 | 908 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, West Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 20.2 km | 185 | 1,003 |
| Parry School, West Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 21.6 km | 20 | 753 |
| Bullimbal School, South Tamworth | Government | Combined | 21.6 km | 70 | 870 |
| Tamworth High School, South Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 21.6 km | 663 | 860 |
| Tamworth South Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 21.7 km | 477 | 828 |
| Peel High School, Tamworth | Government | Secondary | 21.8 km | 629 | 831 |
| St Edward's Primary School, South Tamworth | Catholic | Primary | 22.1 km | 525 | 956 |
| Westdale Public School, Westdale | Government | Primary | 22.1 km | 370 | 870 |
| Nemingha Public School, Nemingha | Government | Primary | 22.8 km | 193 | 996 |
| Hillvue Public School, Tamworth | Government | Primary | 23.1 km | 449 | 761 |
| Carinya Christian School Tamworth, Tamworth | Independent | Combined | 23.5 km | 857 | 1,034 |
| Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School, Calala | Government | Secondary | 24.1 km | 606 | 1,025 |
| Liberty College, Tamworth | Independent | Primary | 25.1 km | 63 | 897 |
| Manilla Central School, Manilla | Government | Combined | 31.4 km | 244 | 855 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Manilla | Catholic | Primary | 31.9 km | 79 | 948 |
| Timbumburi Public School, Timbumburi | Government | Primary | 32.1 km | 159 | 1,003 |
| Somerton Public School, Somerton | Government | Primary | 33.3 km | 17 | 895 |
| Woolbrook Public School, Woolbrook | Government | Primary | 34.2 km | 11 | 900 |
| Dungowan Public School, Dungowan | Government | Primary | 35.8 km | 26 | 1,004 |
| Duri Public School, Duri | Government | Primary | 36.6 km | 42 | 842 |
| Woolomin Public School, Woolomin | Government | Primary | 44.8 km | 11 | 840 |
| Currabubula Public School, Currabubula | Government | Primary | 45.0 km | 24 | 953 |
| Carroll Public School, Carroll | Government | Primary | 52.3 km | 46 | 987 |
| Werris Creek Public School, Werris Creek | Government | Primary | 57.4 km | 68 | 836 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Walcha | Catholic | Primary | 57.6 km | 94 | 1,027 |
| Niangala Public School, Niangala | Government | Primary | 57.7 km | 11 | 995 |
| Walcha Central School, Walcha | Government | Combined | 58.9 km | 230 | 906 |
| Nundle Public School, Nundle | Government | Primary | 61.2 km | 27 | 955 |
| St Mary's College, Gunnedah | Catholic | Secondary | 70.0 km | 411 | 976 |
| St Xavier's Primary School, Gunnedah | Catholic | Primary | 70.1 km | 366 | 996 |
| Gunnedah Public School, Gunnedah | Government | Primary | 70.3 km | 175 | 785 |
| Carinya Christian School Gunnedah, Gunnedah | Independent | Combined | 70.5 km | 231 | 965 |
| Barraba Central School, Barraba | Government | Combined | 70.7 km | 161 | 839 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Barraba | Catholic | Primary | 70.7 km | 73 | 989 |
| Gunnedah South Public School, Gunnedah | Government | Primary | 71.0 km | 533 | 902 |
| Gunnedah High School, Gunnedah | Government | Secondary | 71.1 km | 438 | 820 |
| G S Kidd Memorial School, Gunnedah | Government | Combined | 72.2 km | 35 | 881 |
| Curlewis Public School, Curlewis | Government | Primary | 72.6 km | 77 | 833 |
| Yarrowitch Public School, Yarrowitch | Government | Primary | 98.2 km | 3 | — |
| Mullaley Public School, Mullaley | Government | Primary | 105.2 km | 28 | 922 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10081/tamworth/topic/education