32.1% ▲ +29.5%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Latrobe · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Latrobe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant gap in school completion marks the educational landscape of Latrobe, where only 32.1% of people finished Year 12. This figure is far below both the state and national averages. While university degrees are less common than in most areas, the region has seen a steady increase in both school completions and higher qualifications since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. Year 10 is the most common highest year of schooling for 39.6% of people, though school completion rose by 7.3 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Latrobe, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 12.8%, which is well below the state average. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification here, held by 41.8% of residents.
12.8% ▲ +42.8%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Latrobe, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the region are most often in Engineering and related fields (16.4%) and Management and commerce (14.5%). Health and Society and culture also make up significant portions of the study fields.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Latrobe has seven schools serving 1,802 students, with government schools making up the majority at 71.4%. Most of these are primary schools, and the typical school size is around 257 students.
7
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.64
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,802
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
257
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Latrobe
7 schools — 1,802 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Latrobe High School, Latrobe | Government | Secondary | — | 555 | 956 |
| Latrobe Primary School, Latrobe | Government | Primary | — | 304 | 931 |
| Geneva Christian College, Latrobe | Independent | Combined | — | 297 | 1,011 |
| Port Sorell Primary School, Port Sorell | Government | Primary | — | 279 | 994 |
| Andrews Creek Primary School, Wesley Vale | Government | Primary | — | 176 | 972 |
| St Patrick's Catholic School, Latrobe | Catholic | Primary | — | 158 | 975 |
| Sassafras Primary School, Sassafras | Government | Primary | — | 33 | 876 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Latrobe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63810/latrobe/topic/education