37.4% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lyons · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Lyons
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
School completion rates have climbed by 9.6 percentage points since 2011 in Lyons. While the typical resident has a lower level of formal education than most Australians, more people here have finished high school and earned degrees than in previous years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. However, this is an improvement from 2011 when only 27.8% had completed high school.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lyons splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.9% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39% of residents.
12.9% —
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 Lyons, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and Management and Commerce, which both account for 14.8% of qualifications. Society and culture follows at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most places, though the schools themselves are among the smallest and have some of the lowest advantage scores. Government schools make up 87.2% of the sector.
2.43
Higher than 73% 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).
9,988
Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
213
Lower than 95% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
925
Lower than 97% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lyons
47 schools — 9,988 students, average ICSEA 925.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 30 · Combined 13 · Secondary 4
| Oatlands District High School, Oatlands | Government | Combined | 34.0 km | 198 | 914 |
| Bothwell District High School, Bothwell | Government | Combined | 35.3 km | 78 | 893 |
| Campbell Town District High School, Campbell Town | Government | Combined | 36.6 km | 193 | 911 |
| Cressy District High School, Cressy | Government | Combined | 42.5 km | 415 | 936 |
| Bracknell Primary School, Bracknell | Government | Primary | 48.6 km | 59 | 950 |
| Kempton Primary School, Kempton | Government | Primary | 51.7 km | 47 | 932 |
| Longford Primary School, Longford | Government | Primary | 53.0 km | 230 | 921 |
| Perth Primary School, Perth | Government | Primary | 55.9 km | 297 | 972 |
| Evandale Primary School, Evandale | Government | Primary | 57.6 km | 101 | 979 |
| Bagdad Primary School, Bagdad | Government | Primary | 62.3 km | 169 | 884 |
| Hagley Farm Primary School, Hagley | Government | Primary | 62.8 km | 353 | 999 |
| Westbury Primary School, Westbury | Government | Primary | 63.8 km | 142 | 965 |
| Deloraine Primary School, Deloraine | Government | Primary | 70.3 km | 285 | 945 |
| Deloraine High School, Deloraine | Government | Secondary | 70.3 km | 235 | 932 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 70.9 km | 507 | 910 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School, Deloraine | Catholic | Primary | 71.2 km | 73 | 987 |
| Campania District School, Campania | Government | Combined | 71.3 km | 202 | 900 |
| Brighton High School, Brighton | Government | Secondary | 71.3 km | 133 | 921 |
| Giant Steps Tasmania, Deloraine | Independent | Combined | 71.4 km | 50 | 942 |
| Glenora District School, Glenora | Government | Combined | 71.5 km | 203 | 890 |
| Westerway Primary School, Westerway | Government | Primary | 71.9 km | 54 | 891 |
| Northern Christian School, Bridgewater | Independent | Primary | 73.9 km | 149 | 952 |
| JRLF - Senior School, Bridgewater | Government | Secondary | 74.9 km | 315 | 800 |
| St Paul's Catholic School, Bridgewater | Catholic | Primary | 75.0 km | 178 | 895 |
| JRLF - East Derwent Primary School, Bridgewater | Government | Primary | 75.7 km | 337 | 800 |
| JRLF - Herdsmans Cove Primary School, Herdsmans Cove | Government | Primary | 76.5 km | 144 | 772 |
| JRLF - Gagebrook Primary School, Gagebrook | Government | Primary | 76.6 km | 123 | 787 |
| Fairview Primary School, New Norfolk | Government | Primary | 78.1 km | 235 | 889 |
| New Norfolk Primary School, New Norfolk | Government | Primary | 78.6 km | 208 | 894 |
| St John's Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 78.8 km | 291 | 1,010 |
| St Brigid's Catholic School, New Norfolk | Catholic | Primary | 78.8 km | 187 | 969 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 79.3 km | 198 | 1,021 |
| New Norfolk High School, New Norfolk | Government | Secondary | 79.7 km | 319 | 881 |
| Swansea Primary School, Swansea | Government | Primary | 80.8 km | 53 | 988 |
| Mole Creek Primary School, Mole Creek | Government | Primary | 80.9 km | 67 | 950 |
| Molesworth Primary School, Molesworth | Government | Primary | 81.5 km | 129 | 984 |
| Triabunna District School, Triabunna | Government | Combined | 82.7 km | 151 | 883 |
| Orford Primary School, Orford | Government | Primary | 84.1 km | 66 | 918 |
| Sorell School, Sorell | Government | Combined | 88.0 km | 792 | 924 |
| Dodges Ferry Primary School, Dodges Ferry | Government | Primary | 96.6 km | 533 | 981 |
| Sheffield School, Sheffield | Government | Combined | 99.7 km | 365 | 921 |
| Bicheno Primary School, Bicheno | Government | Primary | 102.5 km | 102 | 1,029 |
| St Marys District School, St Marys | Government | Combined | 105.6 km | 215 | 928 |
| Dunalley Primary School, Dunalley | Government | Primary | 107.8 km | 136 | 970 |
| Wilmot Primary School, Wilmot | Government | Primary | 107.9 km | 14 | 927 |
| Tasman District School, Nubeena | Government | Combined | 125.9 km | 152 | 930 |
| St Helens District High School, St Helens | Government | Combined | 126.7 km | 505 | 958 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lyons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED605/lyons/topic/education