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Tongio · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Tongio

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Just over half of adults in Tongio have completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. While some residents have reached higher levels of study, the overall education levels are well below the Victorian and national figures.

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Where Tongio sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tongio — higher than 59% of areas.

Tongio17.0%
3896, VIC 19.6%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 55.3% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Other residents finished school earlier, with 21.3% reaching Year 11 and 14.9% reaching Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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55.3% —

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Tongio, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 11 is next at 22%.

Year 12 55.3% Year 11 21.3% Year 10 14.9% Year 9 or below 6.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 17% of adults, which is far below the Victorian figure of 29.2%. Qualifications are split evenly between bachelor degrees, diplomas, and certificates, each held by 27.6% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.0% —

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Tongio splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (33%), with Certificate III / IV at 33%.

Bachelor degree 27.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 27.6% Certificate III / IV 27.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are society and culture at 31%, followed by management and commerce at 17.2% and agriculture and environment at 13.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Tongio, the largest group is Society & culture at 43%, followed by Management & commerce (24%) and Agriculture & environment (19%).

Society & culture 31.0% Management & commerce 17.2% Agriculture & environment 13.8% Education 10.3%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Tongio — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tongio [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22530/tongio/topic/education