33.5% ▲ +35.6%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kentish · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Kentish
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 33.5% of residents in Kentish have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011, the area still trails behind most of Tasmania and Australia in formal education levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical person in Kentish reached Year 10, and only 33.5% finished Year 12. This is far below the 47.1% seen across Tasmania, though the rate has risen by 8.8 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Kentish splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 12.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which accounts for 38.1% of the total.
12.5% ▲ +58.5%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Kentish, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in engineering and related fields at 17.2%, followed by management and commerce at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kentish has two government schools with a total of 379 enrolments. The number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas, and the average school advantage score is also much lower.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.98
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
379
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
190
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kentish
2 schools — 379 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Sheffield School, Sheffield | Government | Combined | — | 365 | 921 |
| Wilmot Primary School, Wilmot | Government | Primary | — | 14 | 927 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kentish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63210/kentish/topic/education