41.7% ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tatura · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tatura
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Tatura have remained around the middle of similar areas, though they sit well below state and national figures. Only 41.7% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of people with a university degree is also much lower than the state figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 41.7%, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 17.3% of people finished Year 10, while 15.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tatura, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (19%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.9% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.4% of residents.
14.9% ▲ +36.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 Tatura, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification include Engineering and related fields at 14%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.6% and Health at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tatura has three schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These are all primary schools, with 66.7% run by the government and 33.3% by the Catholic sector.
2.30
Lower than 67% 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).
143
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tatura
3 schools — 429 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Sacred Heart School, Tatura | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 236 | 1,040 |
| Tatura Primary School, Tatura | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 186 | 979 |
| Harston Primary School, Harston | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 7 | 848 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tatura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22467/tatura/topic/education