75.9% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 75.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tarneit · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tarneit
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Tarneit hold a bachelor degree or higher than the national average, with 37.7% of the population reaching this level. This high level of education is mirrored in the schools, where 75.9% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far above the Victorian figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 75.9% of people completing it. This is 17 points higher than the Australian average and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tarneit, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very prevalent, as 37.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or more. This is well above the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
37.7% ▲ +78.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 37.7%
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 Tarneit, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.3% and information technology at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tarneit has some of the largest schools around, with an average size of 998 students. While there are 43 schools within 3km, there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children compared to similar areas.
0.92
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 91% 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).
998
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tarneit
43 schools — 42,922 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 9 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 25 · Combined 12 · Secondary 6
| Tarneit Rise Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 1,640 | 1,051 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Tarneit | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 384 | 1,068 |
| Tarneit Senior College, Tarneit | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 895 | 1,005 |
| Wimba Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 446 | 1,053 |
| Tarneit P-9 College, Tarneit | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 2,010 | 1,026 |
| Nearnung Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 485 | 1,045 |
| Barayip Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 219 | 1,059 |
| Islamic College of Melbourne, Tarneit | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 2,017 | 1,083 |
| Good News Lutheran College, Tarneit | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,872 | 1,116 |
| Davis Creek Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 930 | 1,046 |
| St Teresa of Kolkata Catholic Primary School, Tarneit North | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 204 | 1,104 |
| Karwan Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 823 | 1,067 |
| The Grange P-12 College, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,919 | 973 |
| Brinbeal Secondary College, Tarneit | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 454 | 1,039 |
| St James the Apostle School, Hoppers Crossing | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 387 | 1,037 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Tarneit | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 441 | 1,053 |
| Baden Powell P-9 College, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 827 | 1,006 |
| Thomas Carr College, Tarneit | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,347 | 1,061 |
| Cambridge Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 660 | 1,036 |
| Bemin Secondary College, Truganina | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 886 | 1,015 |
| Bethany Catholic Primary School, Werribee | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 568 | 1,044 |
| Westgrove Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 527 | 976 |
| Hoppers Crossing Secondary College, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,467 | 975 |
| Truganina P-9 College, Truganina | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,933 | 1,039 |
| St Peter Apostle School, Hoppers Crossing | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 499 | 976 |
| Mossfiel Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 344 | 951 |
| Warreen Primary School, Truganina | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 650 | 1,048 |
| Heathdale Christian College, Werribee | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 2,367 | 1,139 |
| Al-Taqwa College, Truganina | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 2,617 | 1,069 |
| Garrang Wilam Primary School, Truganina | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 559 | 1,061 |
| Wyndham Park Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 404 | 948 |
| Westbourne Grammar School, Truganina | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 2,121 | 1,166 |
| Riverbend Primary School, Wyndham Vale | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 731 | 1,034 |
| Bellbridge Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 583 | 1,003 |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Truganina | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 442 | 1,069 |
| Warringa Park School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Combined | 5.7 km | 703 | 991 |
| Woodville Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 348 | 978 |
| Wyndham Central Secondary College, Werribee | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,263 | 921 |
| Truganina South Primary School, Truganina | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 594 | 1,042 |
| Dohertys Creek P-9 College, Truganina | Government | Combined | 6.3 km | 1,698 | 1,070 |
| Manorvale Primary School, Werribee | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 291 | 942 |
| Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Manor Lakes | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 486 | 1,079 |
| Manor Lakes P-12 College, Wyndham Vale | Government | Combined | 6.9 km | 2,881 | 996 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tarneit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22451/tarneit/topic/education