46.4% ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tweed · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Tweed
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Tweed have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to most other areas. While these figures are well below the state and national levels, there has been a steady climb in qualifications over the last decade. This shift is seen in the growing number of people finishing Year 12 and those holding higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a significant improvement however, as the rate rose 11 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tweed, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than elsewhere, with 17.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the national average of 26.3%, though the number of degrees rose 7 percentage points over the last ten years.
17.8% ▲ +65.0%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 Tweed, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 16.1%, followed by engineering and health-related fields.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tweed has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 29 schools located within 3 km. Most students attend government schools (69%) and the majority of these are primary schools.
2.18
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 75% 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).
11,127
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
384
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,033
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tweed
29 schools — 11,127 students, average ICSEA 1,033.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Condong Public School, Condong | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 49 | 948 |
| Tumbulgum Public School, Tumbulgum | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 19 | 941 |
| Duranbah Public School, Duranbah | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 56 | 1,058 |
| Terranora Public School, Terranora | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 286 | 1,023 |
| Bogangar Public School, Bogangar | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 325 | 1,040 |
| Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School, Terranora | Independent | Combined | 9.9 km | 2,008 | 1,117 |
| Cudgen Public School, Cudgen | Government | Primary | 10.1 km | 161 | 984 |
| Bilambil Public School, Bilambil | Government | Primary | 10.5 km | 314 | 997 |
| Kingscliff High School, Kingscliff | Government | Secondary | 11.1 km | 910 | 991 |
| Pottsville Beach Public School, Pottsville | Government | Primary | 11.3 km | 556 | 1,036 |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Pottsville | Catholic | Primary | 12.0 km | 373 | 1,094 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Kingscliff | Catholic | Primary | 12.1 km | 323 | 1,066 |
| Kingscliff Public School, Kingscliff | Government | Primary | 12.2 km | 455 | 1,058 |
| Banora Point High School, Banora Point | Government | Secondary | 12.5 km | 503 | 965 |
| Centaur Public School, Banora Point | Government | Primary | 12.5 km | 424 | 975 |
| Banora Point Public School, Banora Point | Government | Primary | 12.7 km | 390 | 992 |
| Burringbar Public School, Burringbar | Government | Primary | 13.2 km | 93 | 992 |
| St James' Primary School, Banora Point | Catholic | Primary | 13.4 km | 406 | 1,068 |
| St Joseph's College, Banora Point | Catholic | Secondary | 13.5 km | 838 | 1,050 |
| Caldera School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Secondary | 13.9 km | 24 | 936 |
| Pacific Hope Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Combined | 14.2 km | 85 | 1,014 |
| Pacific Coast Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Combined | 14.3 km | 999 | 1,027 |
| Pacific Gulgangali Jarjums Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Primary | 14.3 km | 32 | 781 |
| Tweed Heads South Public School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Primary | 15.1 km | 142 | 882 |
| Tweed River High School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Secondary | 15.1 km | 590 | 940 |
| Crabbes Creek Public School, Crabbes Creek | Government | Primary | 15.5 km | 37 | 985 |
| Fingal Head Public School, Fingal Head | Government | Primary | 16.2 km | 33 | 934 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Tweed Heads | Catholic | Primary | 17.6 km | 302 | 1,069 |
| Tweed Heads Public School, Tweed Heads | Government | Primary | 17.8 km | 394 | 984 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tweed [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10084/tweed/topic/education