50.9% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tawonga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tawonga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people hold higher qualifications in Tawonga than in most similar areas, despite a lower rate of Year 12 completion. About one quarter of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, though this is still below the Victorian and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 50.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the state average of 61.8% and well below the national figure. About 18% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tawonga, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.5% of the population.
25.2% ▲ +60.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Tawonga splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering, Education, and Management and Commerce each accounting for 13.3% of degrees. Health and Society and Culture are also common choices.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tawonga has 11.36 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. All three local schools are government-run, with a typical school size of 98 students.
11.36
Higher than 77% 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).
98
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tawonga
3 schools — 293 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Tawonga Primary School, Tawonga | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 50 | 1,007 |
| Mount Beauty Primary School, Mount Beauty | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 90 | 1,056 |
| Mount Beauty Secondary College, Mount Beauty | Government | Secondary | 8.3 km | 153 | 1,040 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22470/tawonga/topic/education