35.8% ▲ +35.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tallangatta · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tallangatta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 35.8% of people in Tallangatta have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This indicates a local workforce with fewer formal school completions and university degrees compared to most other areas. The community relies more heavily on trade certifications than higher academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 35.8% of residents finishing their final school year. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 10 at 24.5% and Year 11 at 17.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tallangatta, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, as the 11.9% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Australian average. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification, held by 41.4% of residents.
11.9% ▲ +35.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Tallangatta, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 18.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.8% and Health at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15.23 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas. The three local schools are smaller than typical, with 66.7% being government primary schools and 33.3% being Catholic secondary schools.
15.23
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
160
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tallangatta
3 schools — 481 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Tallangatta Secondary College, Tallangatta | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 308 | 988 |
| St Michael's School, Tallangatta | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 83 | 1,006 |
| Tallangatta Primary School, Tallangatta | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 90 | 980 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tallangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22426/tallangatta/topic/education