43.9% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lake Tyers Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lake Tyers Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Typical education levels in Lake Tyers Beach sit around the middle for similar areas, though they remain well below state and national figures. Only 15.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 43.9% of residents finishing their final year of school. This is about 15 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lake Tyers Beach, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational certificates are the most common qualifications here, held by 38.4% of people. This helps explain why the proportion of residents with university degrees is far below the Victorian average.
15.5% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 Lake Tyers Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 15.2%, followed by education at 13.6% and society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic providers, though they are smaller than most others.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
188
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lake Tyers Beach
2 schools — 375 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Toorloo Arm Primary School, Lake Tyers Beach | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 129 | 935 |
| St Brendan's School, Lakes Entrance | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 246 | 1,017 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Tyers Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21444/lake-tyers-beach/topic/education