44.8% ▲ +25.9%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bass · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Bass
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 44.8% of residents in Bass completed Year 12, which is the most common highest school level reached. While this is far below the Australian figure, the proportion of people finishing secondary school has risen by 9.2 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is a little below the Tasmanian average, with 44.8% of people finishing. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, though 29.8% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bass, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of Australia, with 20.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is a little below the state average but has risen 5.0 percentage points since 2016.
20.1% —
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 Bass, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 16.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.8% and health at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bass has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though these schools are smaller on average. Government schools make up 71.7% of the sector, and the area's average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
2.87
Higher than 80% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
53
Lower than 57% of federal 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).
19,496
Lower than 88% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
368
Lower than 75% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Lower than 74% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bass
53 schools — 19,496 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 38 · Independent 8 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 29 · Combined 12 · Secondary 12
| Cape Barren Island School, Cape Barren Island | Government | Combined | 49.6 km | 10 | 703 |
| Flinders Island District High School, Whitemark | Government | Combined | 58.6 km | 95 | 924 |
| Bridport Primary School, Bridport | Government | Primary | 69.3 km | 180 | 973 |
| Winnaleah District High School, Winnaleah | Government | Combined | 86.0 km | 111 | 859 |
| Scottsdale High School, Scottsdale | Government | Secondary | 86.4 km | 260 | 908 |
| Scottsdale Primary School, Scottsdale | Government | Primary | 87.0 km | 233 | 939 |
| Port Dalrymple School, George Town | Government | Combined | 95.2 km | 381 | 858 |
| Star of the Sea Catholic College, George Town | Catholic | Combined | 95.9 km | 181 | 939 |
| South George Town Primary School, George Town | Government | Primary | 96.2 km | 203 | 918 |
| Lilydale District School, Lilydale | Government | Combined | 98.8 km | 291 | 939 |
| Ringarooma Primary School, Ringarooma | Government | Primary | 99.0 km | 75 | 881 |
| Beaconsfield Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 105.3 km | 244 | 924 |
| Exeter Primary School, Exeter | Government | Primary | 110.0 km | 321 | 972 |
| Exeter High School, Exeter | Government | Secondary | 110.1 km | 325 | 941 |
| Brooks High School, Rocherlea | Government | Secondary | 114.2 km | 451 | 886 |
| Legana Primary School, Legana | Government | Primary | 114.8 km | 144 | 1,002 |
| Australian Christian College - Launceston, Newnham | Independent | Combined | 114.9 km | 129 | 1,011 |
| East Tamar Primary School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 115.1 km | 336 | 863 |
| Mowbray Heights Primary School, Mowbray | Government | Primary | 116.6 km | 494 | 925 |
| Launceston Church Grammar School, Mowbray | Independent | Secondary | 117.3 km | 723 | 1,094 |
| Launceston Christian School, Riverside | Independent | Combined | 117.4 km | 742 | 1,070 |
| Ravenswood Heights Primary School, Ravenswood | Government | Primary | 117.6 km | 264 | 829 |
| St Anthony's Catholic School, Riverside | Catholic | Primary | 117.7 km | 180 | 1,026 |
| Riverside High School, Riverside | Government | Secondary | 118.0 km | 624 | 1,009 |
| St Finn Barr's Catholic Primary School, Invermay | Catholic | Primary | 118.0 km | 282 | 984 |
| Northern Support School, Ravenswood | Government | Combined | 118.2 km | 107 | 931 |
| Riverside Primary School, Riverside | Government | Primary | 118.3 km | 673 | 1,018 |
| Invermay Primary School, Invermay | Government | Primary | 118.7 km | 295 | 925 |
| Waverley Primary School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 118.9 km | 122 | 870 |
| Launceston Big Picture School, Invermay | Government | Secondary | 119.2 km | 95 | 1,000 |
| Newstead College, Newstead | Government | Secondary | 119.4 km | 422 | 947 |
| Newstead Christian School, Newstead | Independent | Combined | 119.9 km | 93 | 1,080 |
| The Launceston Preparatory School, Launceston | Independent | Primary | 120.0 km | 112 | 1,143 |
| East Launceston Primary School, East Launceston | Government | Primary | 120.6 km | 501 | 1,046 |
| Launceston College, Launceston | Government | Secondary | 120.7 km | 1,368 | 986 |
| Trevallyn Primary School, Trevallyn | Government | Primary | 120.8 km | 392 | 1,045 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic School, Newstead | Catholic | Primary | 120.8 km | 315 | 1,033 |
| Scotch Oakburn College, Newstead | Independent | Combined | 121.1 km | 1,164 | 1,119 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Launceston | Catholic | Primary | 121.2 km | 390 | 1,038 |
| Queechy High School, Norwood | Government | Secondary | 121.3 km | 575 | 949 |
| John Calvin School, Launceston | Independent | Combined | 121.3 km | 112 | 1,051 |
| Punchbowl Primary School, Newstead | Government | Primary | 121.5 km | 317 | 1,029 |
| West Launceston Primary School, West Launceston | Government | Primary | 121.7 km | 375 | 1,036 |
| St Leonards Primary School, St Leonards | Government | Primary | 121.7 km | 198 | 927 |
| Larmenier Catholic School, St Leonards | Catholic | Primary | 121.9 km | 198 | 1,004 |
| Tamar Valley Steiner School, Launceston | Independent | Primary | 122.1 km | 93 | 1,054 |
| Glen Dhu Primary School, South Launceston | Government | Primary | 122.2 km | 341 | 1,007 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 122.4 km | 415 | 1,002 |
| Summerdale Primary School, Summerhill | Government | Primary | 123.8 km | 555 | 969 |
| Kings Meadows High School, Kings Meadows | Government | Secondary | 123.9 km | 567 | 963 |
| St Patrick's College, Prospect Vale | Catholic | Secondary | 124.4 km | 1,522 | 1,020 |
| Prospect High School, Prospect | Government | Secondary | 124.6 km | 572 | 958 |
| Youngtown Primary School, Youngtown | Government | Primary | 124.8 km | 328 | 958 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED601/bass/topic/education