38.2% ▲ +30.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Terang · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Terang
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Terang have finished high school compared to most of the country. Only 38.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend carries through to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in the rest of Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. Other common outcomes include 18.9% who left at Year 9 or below and 18.3% who reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Terang, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 9 or below (21%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.3% of the population, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. Trade certificates are the most common qualification, with 37.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
12.3% ▲ +49.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Terang, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 13.4%, followed by management and commerce at 11.8% and society and culture at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Terang has more schools per child than most similar areas, with 5.62 schools for every 1,000 children. The average school size is small at 131 students, and two-thirds of the local schools are government-run.
5.62
Higher than 61% 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).
131
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Terang
3 schools — 393 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| St Thomas' School, Terang | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 122 | 1,046 |
| Terang College, Terang | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 246 | 983 |
| Noorat Primary School, Noorat | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 25 | 968 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Terang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22488/terang/topic/education