42.5% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tambo Upper · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tambo Upper
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Tambo Upper have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 42.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This gap extends to higher education, with a much smaller share of adults holding degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than across Australia, with 42.5% of people reaching that milestone. About 21.9% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tambo Upper, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40% of residents.
13.5% ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 Tambo Upper, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 19.4%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.3% and Education at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school is much smaller than most areas with only 84 students. There is one government primary school within 3km.
17.54
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
84
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tambo Upper
1 school — 84 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Tambo Upper Primary School, Tambo Upper | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 84 | 1,001 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tambo Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22433/tambo-upper/topic/education