83.1% —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Truganina - South East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Truganina - South East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Truganina - South East hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where school and university completion rates are among the highest in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 83.1%, which is far above the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Truganina - South East, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong academic profile, with 49.1% of adults holding a university degree. This is far above the Victoria average of 29.2%.
49.1% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Truganina - South East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.4%, followed by information technology at 14.1% and engineering at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school in the area, which is a government-run combined school. While this school is among the largest of its kind with 1,698 enrolments, it is one of the lowest numbers of schools per 1,000 children in the region.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.36
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,698
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,698
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,070
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Truganina - South East
19 schools — 17,749 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Combined 8 · Primary 8 · Secondary 3
| Dohertys Creek P-9 College, Truganina | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,698 | 1,070 |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Truganina | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 442 | 1,069 |
| Westbourne Grammar School, Truganina | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 2,121 | 1,166 |
| Al-Taqwa College, Truganina | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 2,617 | 1,069 |
| Laverton P-12 College, Laverton | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 678 | 924 |
| Jennings Street School, Laverton | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 117 | 1,037 |
| Truganina South Primary School, Truganina | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 594 | 1,042 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Laverton | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 270 | 1,080 |
| Western Autistic School, Laverton | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 290 | 1,042 |
| Truganina P-9 College, Truganina | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,933 | 1,039 |
| Garrang Wilam Primary School, Truganina | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 559 | 1,061 |
| Seabrook Primary School, Seabrook | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 898 | 1,096 |
| Carranballac P-9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 848 | 1,017 |
| Bellbridge Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 583 | 1,003 |
| Thomas Carr College, Tarneit | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,347 | 1,061 |
| Bemin Secondary College, Truganina | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 886 | 1,015 |
| Point Cook Senior Secondary College, Point Cook | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 777 | 1,024 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Tarneit | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 441 | 1,053 |
| Warreen Primary School, Truganina | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 650 | 1,048 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Truganina - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051587/truganina-south-east/topic/education