64.6% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tecoma · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tecoma
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Tecoma have remained strong, with 64.6% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the national figure and makes the area one of the more highly educated compared to similar places. Most residents have a high school or university qualification.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas, with 64.6% of people finishing school. This is a little above the Victorian figure and well above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tecoma, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High academic achievement is common here, with 29.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is about the same as the state average and well above the national figure.
29.4% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Tecoma splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 14.5%, followed closely by society and culture at 14.2%. Engineering, education, and health also make up significant portions of the local skill set.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,076, which is much higher than most areas. There are 13 schools within 3km, and the majority are government primary schools.
2.93
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
312
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,076
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tecoma
13 schools — 4,053 students, average ICSEA 1,076.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Tecoma Primary School, Tecoma | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 361 | 1,080 |
| Upwey High School, Upwey | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 744 | 1,048 |
| Upwey Primary School, Upwey | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 129 | 1,114 |
| St Thomas More's School, Belgrave | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 101 | 1,089 |
| Belgrave Heights Christian School, Belgrave Heights | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 776 | 1,078 |
| Upwey South Primary School, Upwey | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 321 | 1,078 |
| Mater Christi College, Belgrave | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 688 | 1,093 |
| Selby Primary School, Selby | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 165 | 1,109 |
| Ferny Creek Primary School, Ferny Creek | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 127 | 1,111 |
| Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School, Upper Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 80 | 1,038 |
| Belgrave South Primary School, Belgrave South | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 375 | 1,065 |
| Kallista Primary School, Kallista | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 91 | 1,118 |
| Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 95 | 982 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tecoma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22476/tecoma/topic/education