47.2% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tarwin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tarwin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A small number of local schools serve the Tarwin community, where qualifications lean heavily toward practical trades and degrees. While 20.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas, this remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Tarwin finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 47.2% completing Year 12. This is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tarwin, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.5% of residents. This reflects a workforce with strong vocational training, though the 20.5% with degrees is well below the Australian average.
20.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Tarwin splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (38%) and Bachelor degree (35%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are split evenly between agriculture and environment and management and commerce, with both fields accounting for 13.6% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, which is smaller than most similar schools but has a higher advantage score than most.
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).
145
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tarwin
1 school — 145 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Meeniyan Primary School, Meeniyan | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 145 | 1,009 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tarwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22464/tarwin/topic/education