47.4% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tooperang · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tooperang
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Tooperang have remained relatively stable over the last decade, though they sit well below national figures. Only 47.4% of residents finished Year 12, and the area has a far lower proportion of university graduates than most of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of the residents finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. About 23.5% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tooperang, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 10.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the state average of 22.7%, while 41% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
10.8% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Tooperang, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 16.7%, followed closely by society and culture at 16% and management and commerce at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government school within 3km of the area. This combined school is larger than most similar areas, with an average size of 469 students.
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).
469
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower 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 Tooperang
1 school — 469 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Mount Compass Area School, Mount Compass | Government | Combined | 8.6 km | 469 | 987 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tooperang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41459/tooperang/topic/education