39.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tempy · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tempy
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Tempy have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to most similar areas. Only 39% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where the own level of qualification is lower than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. For many others, the highest year of school finished was Year 10, accounting for 29.3% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tempy, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.9% of the population, which is far below the Victorian figure of 29.2%. However, trade qualifications are common, with 52.4% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
11.9% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Tempy, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 69%; Bachelor degree is next at 31%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Tempy are heavily geared towards the land, with 42.9% of people studying agriculture and environment. Education and food, hospitality and personal services follow at 14.3% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is smaller than most at this level with an average of 16 students. Despite its size, it has a school advantage score of 1,025, which is higher than most similar areas.
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).
16
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tempy
1 school — 16 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Tempy Primary School, Tempy | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 16 | 1,025 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tempy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22485/tempy/topic/education