53.7% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clarence · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Clarence
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of high-level qualifications shapes daily life in Clarence, where university degrees and senior school completion are more common than in most of Tasmania. The typical resident is now more likely to have finished Year 12 than a decade ago, reflecting a clear shift toward higher education in the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents (53.7%) have completed Year 12, a figure that rose 12 points since 2011. This is well above the Tasmanian average of 47.1%, though it remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clarence, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 25.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average and represents a 9.5 point increase since 2011, while remaining about the same as the Australian average.
25.8% ▲ +58.0%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Clarence splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by society and culture at 12.9% and engineering at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Clarence has 27 schools with 9,366 enrolments, which is larger than about 79% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is higher than most areas.
27
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.55
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9,366
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
347
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clarence
27 schools — 9,366 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Rosny College, Rosny Park | Government | Secondary | — | 968 | 987 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Mornington | Catholic | Secondary | — | 895 | 1,046 |
| Lauderdale Primary School, Lauderdale | Government | Primary | — | 689 | 1,037 |
| Howrah Primary School, Howrah | Government | Primary | — | 630 | 1,057 |
| Clarence High School, Bellerive | Government | Secondary | — | 626 | 1,021 |
| Rose Bay High School, Rose Bay | Government | Secondary | — | 533 | 982 |
| Bellerive Primary School, Bellerive | Government | Primary | — | 458 | 1,060 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic School, Bellerive | Catholic | Primary | — | 413 | 1,060 |
| Bayview Secondary College, Rokeby | Government | Secondary | — | 357 | 873 |
| Cambridge Primary School, Cambridge | Government | Primary | — | 350 | 1,041 |
| Lindisfarne Primary School, Lindisfarne | Government | Primary | — | 331 | 1,060 |
| Lindisfarne North Primary School, Geilston Bay | Government | Primary | — | 321 | 995 |
| Montagu Bay Primary School, Montagu Bay | Government | Primary | — | 318 | 1,081 |
| St John's Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | — | 291 | 1,010 |
| Emmanuel Christian School, Rokeby | Independent | Combined | — | 265 | 981 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic School, Lindisfarne | Catholic | Primary | — | 254 | 1,035 |
| Eastside Lutheran College, Warrane | Independent | Combined | — | 253 | 1,003 |
| John Paul II Catholic School, Clarendon Vale | Catholic | Primary | — | 199 | 968 |
| Rokeby Primary School, Rokeby | Government | Primary | — | 199 | 860 |
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | — | 198 | 1,021 |
| Risdon Vale Primary School, Risdon Vale | Government | Primary | — | 172 | 875 |
| Warrane Primary School, Warrane | Government | Primary | — | 158 | 904 |
| Clarendon Vale Primary School, Clarendon Vale | Government | Primary | — | 124 | 754 |
| Australian Christian College - Hobart, Geilston Bay | Independent | Combined | — | 119 | 1,014 |
| Southern Support School, Howrah | Government | Combined | — | 99 | 948 |
| The Cottage School, Bellerive | Independent | Primary | — | 77 | 1,113 |
| South Arm Primary School, South Arm | Government | Primary | — | 69 | 1,060 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clarence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61410/clarence/topic/education