48.8% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Toolern Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Toolern Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Toolern Vale have shifted over the last decade, though the area still trails the state average. Only 48.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure. Most adults here hold trade qualifications rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents finished Year 12, a result that is far below the national and state figures. This is higher than most similar areas, though Year 10 or below remains common for about 30% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Toolern Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average. Instead, the most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.7% of residents.
15.4% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Toolern Vale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 21.2%. Management and commerce follow at 14.7%, while Education and Architecture both sit at 8.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per child than most similar places, with three primary schools within 3km. All schools here are government-run primary institutions, though they have a lower average advantage score than most areas.
7.35
Higher than 68% 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).
490
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Toolern Vale
3 schools — 1,469 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Toolern Vale and District Primary School, Toolern Vale | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 155 | 957 |
| Kurunjang Primary School, Melton | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 590 | 942 |
| Arnolds Creek Primary School, Harkness | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 724 | 999 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Toolern Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22537/toolern-vale/topic/education