36.1% ▲ +37.3%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Devonport · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Devonport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of people in Devonport have completed Year 12, though this is still far below the national figure. While university degrees are less common here than in other parts of Australia, the number of adults with a bachelor degree has risen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian average of 47.1%. This figure has improved since 2011, rising by 9.8 percentage points.
Highest year of school
View on map →Devonport splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 13.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.2% of the population.
13.1% ▲ +58.7%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 Devonport, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in management and commerce are the most common at 16.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.5% and society and culture at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Devonport has 13 schools with a total of 4,769 enrolments, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas. Nearly 70% of these schools are government run.
13
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.93
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4,769
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
367
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
951
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Devonport
13 schools — 4,769 students, average ICSEA 951.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 5
| Don College, Devonport | Government | Secondary | — | 672 | 959 |
| St Brendan-Shaw College, Devonport | Catholic | Secondary | — | 566 | 1,014 |
| Reece High School, Devonport | Government | Secondary | — | 520 | 921 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Devonport | Catholic | Primary | — | 385 | 1,014 |
| Devonport Christian School, Don | Independent | Primary | — | 377 | 1,009 |
| Devonport High School, Devonport | Government | Secondary | — | 342 | 939 |
| Miandetta Primary School, Miandetta | Government | Primary | — | 322 | 950 |
| Nixon Street Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | — | 320 | 921 |
| Indie School - Devonport, Devonport | Independent | Secondary | — | 312 | 906 |
| Spreyton Primary School, Spreyton | Government | Primary | — | 304 | 946 |
| Devonport Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | — | 240 | 914 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | — | 211 | 912 |
| East Devonport Primary School, East Devonport | Government | Primary | — | 198 | 834 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61610/devonport/topic/education