33.6% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Derwent Valley · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Derwent Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school and university completion rates have risen in Derwent Valley since 2011. While the typical resident has a Certificate III or IV, the area still trails far behind the state and national figures for higher education. Only 9.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 47.1% seen across Tasmania. This is a significant gap compared to Australia's 58.8%, though the figure rose 8.9 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Derwent Valley splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.8% of people. Only 9.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.1% ▲ +54.0%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Derwent Valley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of qualification are Engineering and related studies at 15.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.6% and Society and culture at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7 schools in the area with 1,335 enrolments. Most of these are government primary schools, but the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
7
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.59
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,335
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
191
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
908
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Derwent Valley
7 schools — 1,335 students, average ICSEA 908.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| New Norfolk High School, New Norfolk | Government | Secondary | — | 319 | 881 |
| Fairview Primary School, New Norfolk | Government | Primary | — | 235 | 889 |
| New Norfolk Primary School, New Norfolk | Government | Primary | — | 208 | 894 |
| Glenora District School, Glenora | Government | Combined | — | 203 | 890 |
| St Brigid's Catholic School, New Norfolk | Catholic | Primary | — | 187 | 969 |
| Molesworth Primary School, Molesworth | Government | Primary | — | 129 | 984 |
| Westerway Primary School, Westerway | Government | Primary | — | 54 | 891 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Derwent Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61510/derwent-valley/topic/education