5
Higher than 73% 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).
Loy Yang · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Loy Yang
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Five different schools are within a short trip for families in Loy Yang, making it a more school-dense area than about 75% of similar places. This ensures local children have several options for their education close to home.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 0%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Postgraduate degree at 0%, ahead of Graduate diploma / certificate (0%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Most of the local schools are government-run (80%), with the remaining 20% being Catholic. The typical school size is 294 students, and these schools have an average advantage score of 997, which is around the middle for its level.
294
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Loy Yang
5 schools — 1,471 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1
| Latrobe Special Developmental School, Traralgon | Government | Combined | 5.7 km | 84 | 928 |
| Traralgon (Liddiard Road) Primary School, Traralgon | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 279 | 886 |
| Traralgon South Primary School, Traralgon South | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 117 | 1,040 |
| St Michael's School, Traralgon | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 456 | 1,058 |
| Grey Street Primary School (Traralgon), Traralgon | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 535 | 1,004 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Loy Yang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21548/loy-yang/topic/education