36.7% ▲ +32.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tallygaroopna · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tallygaroopna
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.7% of people in Tallygaroopna have finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average. This gap in high school completion is a defining feature of the local education profile. While many residents hold trade certificates, university degrees are much less common here than across the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people have finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, sitting at 36.7% against a national figure of 58.8%. About 20% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tallygaroopna, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14%, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. Instead, the most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.1% of adults.
14.0% ▲ +88.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 Tallygaroopna, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 17.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.8%. Health and Society and culture also make up a significant portion of local degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three primary schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar places. These government-run schools are typically very small, with an average of just 53 students.
7.75
Higher than 70% 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).
53
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tallygaroopna
3 schools — 159 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Tallygaroopna Primary School, Tallygaroopna | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 59 | 994 |
| Zeerust Primary School, Zeerust | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 10 | 899 |
| Congupna Primary School, Congupna | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 90 | 1,027 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tallygaroopna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22431/tallygaroopna/topic/education