48.4% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Traralgon East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Traralgon East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just under half of adults in Traralgon East finished Year 12, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages. While the area has more university-qualified residents than many similar places, overall school completion rates remain low.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the Australian figure of 58.8%. About 19.8% of people finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Traralgon East, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 38.6% of residents.
19.9% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 Traralgon East, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 23.4%, followed by management and commerce at 16.1% and health at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. Most are government primary schools, with an average size of 300 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).
300
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
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 Traralgon East
5 schools — 1,499 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1
| Traralgon (Liddiard Road) Primary School, Traralgon | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 279 | 886 |
| Latrobe Special Developmental School, Traralgon | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 84 | 928 |
| Grey Street Primary School (Traralgon), Traralgon | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 535 | 1,004 |
| St Michael's School, Traralgon | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 456 | 1,058 |
| Glengarry Primary School, Glengarry | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 145 | 990 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Traralgon East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22570/traralgon-east/topic/education