45.6% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Toora North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Toora North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 45.6% of people in Toora North finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure. While many residents left school early, nearly a quarter of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a rate that is much higher than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of the residents completed Year 12, falling far below the national figure. For those who did not finish, the most common highest year reached was Year 10 at 21.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Toora North, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the state average. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IVs at 30.6%, followed by postgraduate degrees and advanced diplomas at 28.6% each.
23.7% ▲ +93.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Toora North splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (29%) and Postgraduate degree (27%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Education is the most common field of study for those with qualifications at 18.4%. Other notable areas of study include architecture and building at 12.2% and natural and physical sciences at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area, which is smaller than most schools in similar areas. This school has an average advantage score of 941, which is much lower than most other schools.
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).
105
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Toora North
1 school — 105 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Toora Primary School, Toora | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 105 | 941 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Toora North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22545/toora-north/topic/education