45.1% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tyers · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tyers
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Tyers have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap is mirrored in higher education, with only 14.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. These figures place the area well below Victorian and Australian averages for formal qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.1% of people finished Year 12, a result far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. Those who did not finish Year 12 most commonly left school in Year 10 or 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tyers, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.5%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification held by residents is a Certificate III or IV, at 44.2%.
14.5% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 Tyers, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is engineering and related subjects at 25.2%, followed by health at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tyers has more schools per child than most similar areas, with four schools within 3km. These schools are larger than average, though the typical school advantage score is lower than in most areas.
6.29
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
474
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tyers
4 schools — 1,895 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Tyers Primary School, Tyers | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 71 | 968 |
| St Gabriel's School, Traralgon | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 499 | 1,038 |
| Traralgon College, Traralgon | Government | Secondary | 7.5 km | 880 | 937 |
| Traralgon (Stockdale Road) Primary School, Traralgon | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 445 | 974 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tyers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22596/tyers/topic/education