54.7% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Franklin · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Franklin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of the adults in Franklin have completed Year 12, a figure that has risen 12 percentage points since 2011. This educational growth is reflected in the high number of residents with university degrees. The area now stands well above the state average for higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 54.7% of people finished Year 12, which is well above the Tasmanian figure, this is still well below the national average. About a quarter of residents finished Year 10, and 7.3% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Franklin, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the state average. This figure rose 7.2 percentage points since 2016, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 27.9%.
26.8% —
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Franklin splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.1% and engineering at 12.3%. Health and education degrees make up smaller portions of the local qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Franklin has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is much smaller than in other regions. Most schools are government-run, and nearly 65% are primary schools.
2.45
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
48
Lower than 71% 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).
15,788
Lower than 93% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
329
Lower than 79% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Lower 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 Franklin
48 schools — 15,788 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 32 · Independent 9 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 31 · Combined 10 · Secondary 7
| Geeveston Primary School, Geeveston | Government | Primary | 16.2 km | 41 | 916 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Geeveston | Catholic | Primary | 17.4 km | 149 | 954 |
| Dover District School, Dover | Government | Combined | 21.2 km | 144 | 863 |
| Cygnet Primary School, Cygnet | Government | Primary | 27.0 km | 190 | 968 |
| St James Catholic College, Cygnet | Catholic | Combined | 27.1 km | 218 | 889 |
| Franklin Primary School, Franklin | Government | Primary | 27.2 km | 154 | 956 |
| Glen Huon Primary School, Glen Huon | Government | Primary | 29.5 km | 115 | 1,000 |
| Peregrine, Nicholls Rivulet | Independent | Primary | 33.8 km | 90 | 1,048 |
| Huonville High School, Huonville | Government | Secondary | 34.1 km | 281 | 901 |
| Huonville Primary School, Huonville | Government | Primary | 34.1 km | 270 | 909 |
| Bruny Island District School, Alonnah | Government | Primary | 39.7 km | 56 | 992 |
| Woodbridge School, Woodbridge | Government | Combined | 39.7 km | 336 | 1,011 |
| Snug Primary School, Snug | Government | Primary | 44.8 km | 323 | 1,005 |
| Margate Primary School, Margate | Government | Primary | 47.3 km | 364 | 1,014 |
| Channel Christian School, Margate | Independent | Primary | 48.1 km | 150 | 1,092 |
| St Aloysius Catholic College, Huntingfield | Catholic | Combined | 51.1 km | 1,120 | 1,018 |
| Tarremah Steiner School, Huntingfield | Independent | Combined | 51.1 km | 247 | 1,128 |
| Illawarra Primary School, Blackmans Bay | Government | Primary | 52.5 km | 391 | 1,082 |
| Southern Christian College, Kingston | Independent | Combined | 52.7 km | 312 | 1,059 |
| Calvin Christian School, Kingston | Independent | Primary | 53.2 km | 788 | 1,088 |
| Blackmans Bay Primary School, Blackmans Bay | Government | Primary | 53.3 km | 257 | 1,035 |
| Kingston Primary School, Kingston | Government | Primary | 53.6 km | 338 | 1,002 |
| Kingston High School, Kingston | Government | Secondary | 53.8 km | 577 | 1,000 |
| South Arm Primary School, South Arm | Government | Primary | 58.8 km | 69 | 1,060 |
| Montagu Bay Primary School, Montagu Bay | Government | Primary | 64.3 km | 318 | 1,081 |
| The Cottage School, Bellerive | Independent | Primary | 64.4 km | 77 | 1,113 |
| Rosny College, Rosny Park | Government | Secondary | 64.7 km | 968 | 987 |
| Bellerive Primary School, Bellerive | Government | Primary | 64.8 km | 458 | 1,060 |
| Rose Bay High School, Rose Bay | Government | Secondary | 64.9 km | 533 | 982 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic School, Bellerive | Catholic | Primary | 64.9 km | 413 | 1,060 |
| Clarence High School, Bellerive | Government | Secondary | 65.6 km | 626 | 1,021 |
| Lindisfarne Primary School, Lindisfarne | Government | Primary | 65.9 km | 331 | 1,060 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic School, Lindisfarne | Catholic | Primary | 66.0 km | 254 | 1,035 |
| Lindisfarne North Primary School, Geilston Bay | Government | Primary | 66.1 km | 321 | 995 |
| Howrah Primary School, Howrah | Government | Primary | 66.2 km | 630 | 1,057 |
| Australian Christian College - Hobart, Geilston Bay | Independent | Combined | 66.2 km | 119 | 1,014 |
| Southern Support School, Howrah | Government | Combined | 66.2 km | 99 | 948 |
| Warrane Primary School, Warrane | Government | Primary | 66.3 km | 158 | 904 |
| Rokeby Primary School, Rokeby | Government | Primary | 67.0 km | 199 | 860 |
| Eastside Lutheran College, Warrane | Independent | Combined | 67.1 km | 253 | 1,003 |
| Emmanuel Christian School, Rokeby | Independent | Combined | 67.2 km | 265 | 981 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Mornington | Catholic | Secondary | 67.7 km | 895 | 1,046 |
| Bayview Secondary College, Rokeby | Government | Secondary | 67.9 km | 357 | 873 |
| John Paul II Catholic School, Clarendon Vale | Catholic | Primary | 68.2 km | 199 | 968 |
| Risdon Vale Primary School, Risdon Vale | Government | Primary | 68.3 km | 172 | 875 |
| Clarendon Vale Primary School, Clarendon Vale | Government | Primary | 68.5 km | 124 | 754 |
| Lauderdale Primary School, Lauderdale | Government | Primary | 69.6 km | 689 | 1,037 |
| Cambridge Primary School, Cambridge | Government | Primary | 71.8 km | 350 | 1,041 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED604/franklin/topic/education