31.1% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Timor · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Timor
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 31.1% of people in Timor finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in secondary schooling is reflected in the qualifications of adults, where very few hold university degrees. The local education landscape is dominated by trade certificates and a handful of nearby schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Many locals left school earlier, with 24.6% finishing Year 10 and another 16.4% finishing Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Timor, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 4.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, trade qualifications are more typical, as 37.5% of people hold a Certificate III or IV.
4.7% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Timor, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Certificate I / II is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 22.5%, followed by agriculture and environment at 12.5%. Engineering, health, and hospitality each make up 7.5% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Four schools are located within 3 km of the area, which is more than 73% of similar places. These schools are larger than most in the region, with half being government-run and half split between Catholic and independent providers.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
424
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower 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 Timor
4 schools — 1,694 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Timor Primary School, Timor | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 44 | 912 |
| Maryborough Education Centre, Maryborough | Government | Combined | 6.2 km | 921 | 921 |
| St Augustine's School, Maryborough | Catholic | Primary | 7.3 km | 266 | 1,016 |
| Highview College, Maryborough | Independent | Secondary | 7.4 km | 463 | 1,005 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Timor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22519/timor/topic/education