45.5% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Trafalgar South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Trafalgar South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the adults in Trafalgar South have finished Year 12, though a surprising number hold high-level degrees. This mix of educational backgrounds creates a varied local profile where a significant minority of residents are highly qualified professionals.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.5% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8% and the Victorian rate of 61.8%. Around 18.9% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Trafalgar South, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 11 (21%) and Year 10 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate higher than most similar areas despite being well below the Victorian average of 29.2%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.4% of people.
21.2% ▲ +52.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 Trafalgar South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in Engineering and related fields are the most common, making up 15.2% of qualifications. Management and commerce follow at 12.9%, with society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, more than about 75% of similar areas. Most are government primary schools, with an average school size of 242 students.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
242
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Trafalgar South
5 schools — 1,209 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Trafalgar Primary School, Trafalgar | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 359 | 986 |
| Trafalgar High School, Trafalgar | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 682 | 999 |
| St Joseph's School, Trafalgar | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 103 | 1,007 |
| Thorpdale Primary School, Thorpdale | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 45 | 961 |
| Narracan Primary School, Narracan | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 20 | 965 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Trafalgar South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22567/trafalgar-south/topic/education