44.0% ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tolga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tolga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Tolga sits around the middle of similar areas for education, though it trails state and national figures in school completion. Only 44% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. This reflects a local profile where vocational training is more common than higher university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the national figure, with only 44% of people finishing Year 12. Year 10 is the next most common highest level of schooling, reached by 27.5% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tolga, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High-level degrees are less common here than in the rest of the country, with bachelor degrees or higher held by 13.2% of adults. Instead, the most frequent qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.8% of people.
13.2% ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 Tolga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most popular fields are engineering and related trades at 18.5%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools within 3km, all of which are government-run. There are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas, and the typical school advantage score is lower than most.
1.76
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
365
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tolga
3 schools — 1,095 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Tolga State School, Tolga | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 269 | 981 |
| Walkamin State School, Walkamin | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 45 | 1,000 |
| Atherton State High School, Atherton | Government | Secondary | 8.6 km | 781 | 963 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tolga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32840/tolga/topic/education