52.5% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Traralgon South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Traralgon South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Traralgon South has seen a steady rise since 2011. While the area performs better than many similar places, it still sits well below the state and national figures for university degrees. Roughly one in five adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher here than in most similar areas, though at 52.5% it remains well below the Victorian average of 61.8%. About 21.3% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Traralgon South, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.6% of people.
19.8% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 24.4%, followed by health at 15.9% and management and commerce at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per child than most similar places, and they are typically smaller with an average of 117 students. There is one primary school within 3km, which is run by the government.
9.17
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
117
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 75% 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 South
1 school — 117 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Traralgon South Primary School, Traralgon South | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 117 | 1,040 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Traralgon South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22571/traralgon-south/topic/education