28.9% ▲ +717.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Toorloo Arm · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Toorloo Arm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Toorloo Arm compared to most similar areas. Only 28.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This low level of formal schooling is mirrored in the qualifications of the local adult population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the state rate, with only 28.9% of people reaching this milestone. Many residents left school earlier, including 19% who finished Year 10 and 17% who finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Toorloo Arm, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.4% of the population, which is far below the 26.3% national figure. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.3% of residents.
11.4% ▲ —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Toorloo Arm, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for those with degrees or certificates are Engineering and related fields at 12.1%, followed by Education and Society and Culture at 8.3% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9.52 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The two local primary schools are split evenly between the government and Catholic sectors.
9.52
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
188
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Toorloo Arm
2 schools — 375 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Toorloo Arm Primary School, Lake Tyers Beach | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 129 | 935 |
| St Brendan's School, Lakes Entrance | Catholic | Primary | 9.2 km | 246 | 1,017 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Toorloo Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22548/toorloo-arm/topic/education