70.7% —
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 70.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tarneit (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Tarneit (Western Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 12 percentage points separates Tarneit from the national figure for Year 12 completion, marking it as a highly educated area. With 70.7% of residents finishing secondary school and a significant rise in university degrees, the community's educational profile has climbed steadily over recent years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 70.7% of people finishing Year 12. This figure is well above the Victorian average and rose by 7.6 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tarneit (Western Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common in Tarneit, where 34.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the state and national figures, reflecting an 8.4 percentage point increase since 2016.
34.1% —
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 34.1%
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 Tarneit (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Certificate III / IV (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in management and commerce are the most common at 21.7%, followed by engineering at 14.1% and information technology at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tarneit has some of the largest schools in the region, with 32,353 enrolments and an average school size of 1,011. While there are 32 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for this level.
0.91
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 80% of state electorate 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).
32,353
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,011
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tarneit (Western Metropolitan)
32 schools — 32,353 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 9 · Secondary 5
| Thomas Carr College, Tarneit | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,347 | 1,061 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Tarneit | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 441 | 1,053 |
| Bemin Secondary College, Truganina | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 886 | 1,015 |
| Truganina P-9 College, Truganina | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,933 | 1,039 |
| Tarneit P-9 College, Tarneit | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 2,010 | 1,026 |
| Tarneit Senior College, Tarneit | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 895 | 1,005 |
| St Teresa of Kolkata Catholic Primary School, Tarneit North | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 204 | 1,104 |
| Nearnung Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 485 | 1,045 |
| St James the Apostle School, Hoppers Crossing | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 387 | 1,037 |
| Al-Taqwa College, Truganina | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 2,617 | 1,069 |
| Baden Powell P-9 College, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 827 | 1,006 |
| Garrang Wilam Primary School, Truganina | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 559 | 1,061 |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Truganina | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 442 | 1,069 |
| Westbourne Grammar School, Truganina | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 2,121 | 1,166 |
| Warreen Primary School, Truganina | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 650 | 1,048 |
| Tarneit Rise Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 1,640 | 1,051 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Tarneit | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 384 | 1,068 |
| The Grange P-12 College, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,919 | 973 |
| Dohertys Creek P-9 College, Truganina | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,698 | 1,070 |
| Wimba Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 446 | 1,053 |
| Good News Lutheran College, Tarneit | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,872 | 1,116 |
| Hoppers Crossing Secondary College, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,467 | 975 |
| Bellbridge Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 583 | 1,003 |
| Truganina South Primary School, Truganina | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 594 | 1,042 |
| Mossfiel Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 344 | 951 |
| Cambridge Primary School, Hoppers Crossing | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 660 | 1,036 |
| Islamic College of Melbourne, Tarneit | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 2,017 | 1,083 |
| Davis Creek Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 930 | 1,046 |
| St Peter Apostle School, Hoppers Crossing | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 499 | 976 |
| Karwan Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 823 | 1,067 |
| Barayip Primary School, Tarneit | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 219 | 1,059 |
| Brinbeal Secondary College, Tarneit | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 454 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tarneit (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28107/tarneit/topic/education