63.9% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clark · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Clark
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of adults in Clark hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it an area with very high qualification levels. The community is well-educated, with a typical resident more likely to have finished Year 12 than the average person in Tasmania or across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates have risen 13 points since 2011 to 63.9%. This is far above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and well above the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clark, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 36.7% of adults, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is far above both the state and national averages, having risen 9.9 points since 2016.
36.7% —
Higher than 81% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 36.7%
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 Clark, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by society and culture at 14.2% and health at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 2.81 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The local schools have an advantage score of 1,045, which is higher than most areas, and 61.7% are government schools.
2.81
Higher than 79% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
47
Lower than 74% 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).
21,570
Lower than 85% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
459
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 60% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clark
47 schools — 21,570 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 10 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 25 · Combined 12 · Secondary 10
| Dominic College, Glenorchy | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,007 | 1,018 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, Lenah Valley | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 195 | 1,033 |
| Lenah Valley Primary School, Lenah Valley | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 525 | 1,080 |
| Springfield Gardens Primary School, West Moonah | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 192 | 918 |
| Hilliard Christian School, West Moonah | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 248 | 1,012 |
| Mount Stuart Primary School, Mount Stuart | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 340 | 1,138 |
| St Therese's Catholic School, Moonah | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 207 | 1,035 |
| New Town Primary School, New Town | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 305 | 1,057 |
| Guilford Young College, Glenorchy | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 839 | 1,020 |
| Hobart City High School, New Town | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 844 | 987 |
| Sacred Heart College, New Town | Catholic | Combined | 4.7 km | 934 | 1,017 |
| Lansdowne Crescent Primary School, West Hobart | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 404 | 1,130 |
| Glenorchy Primary School, Glenorchy | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 261 | 896 |
| Cosgrove High School, Glenorchy | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 313 | 867 |
| Indie School - Glenorchy, Glenorchy | Independent | Secondary | 5.1 km | 270 | 947 |
| The Friends' School, North Hobart | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 1,269 | 1,149 |
| South Hobart Primary School, South Hobart | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 436 | 1,137 |
| Moonah Primary School, Derwent Park | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 214 | 942 |
| Bowen Road Primary School, Moonah | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 212 | 973 |
| Elizabeth College, North Hobart | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 738 | 996 |
| Goulburn Street Primary School, West Hobart | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 218 | 1,112 |
| Lambert School, North Hobart | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 33 | 1,007 |
| Rosetta Primary School, Rosetta | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 309 | 965 |
| Collinsvale Primary School, Collinsvale | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 62 | 956 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Derwent Park | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 101 | 861 |
| St Mary's College, Hobart | Catholic | Combined | 5.9 km | 951 | 1,069 |
| Campbell Street Primary School, North Hobart | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 219 | 1,075 |
| Montrose Bay High School, Rosetta | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 498 | 903 |
| St Michael's Collegiate School, Hobart | Independent | Combined | 6.3 km | 636 | 1,125 |
| Princes Street Primary School, Sandy Bay | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 343 | 1,150 |
| Albuera Street Primary School, Battery Point | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 252 | 1,133 |
| Mount Nelson Primary School, Mount Nelson | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 233 | 1,107 |
| Hobart College, Mount Nelson | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 1,369 | 1,049 |
| Mount Carmel College, Sandy Bay | Catholic | Combined | 7.5 km | 572 | 1,077 |
| The Hutchins School, Sandy Bay | Independent | Combined | 7.6 km | 986 | 1,140 |
| St Francis Flexible Learning Centre, Chigwell | Catholic | Secondary | 7.7 km | 172 | 866 |
| Waimea Heights Primary School, Sandy Bay | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 359 | 1,135 |
| Windermere Primary School, Claremont | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 452 | 902 |
| OneSchool Global - Hobart Campus, Claremont | Independent | Combined | 8.6 km | 92 | 970 |
| Claremont College, Claremont | Government | Secondary | 8.7 km | 467 | 907 |
| Sandy Bay Infant School, Sandy Bay | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 84 | 1,131 |
| Holy Rosary Catholic School, Claremont | Catholic | Primary | 9.4 km | 374 | 977 |
| Fahan School, Sandy Bay | Independent | Combined | 9.7 km | 419 | 1,154 |
| Austins Ferry Primary School, Claremont | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 416 | 894 |
| St Virgil's College, Austins Ferry | Catholic | Combined | 11.1 km | 792 | 1,024 |
| Taroona Primary School, Taroona | Government | Primary | 11.5 km | 274 | 1,149 |
| Taroona High School, Taroona | Government | Secondary | 11.7 km | 1,134 | 1,119 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED603/clark/topic/education