42.5% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sorell · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Sorell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Sorell hold university degrees than in most similar areas, though the community still trails state and national figures. Education levels have climbed steadily, with the proportion of people finishing Year 12 rising by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.5% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. This is a notable increase from 2011, though it remains well below the Tasmanian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sorell, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are more common here than in similar areas, with 15.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than the 26.3% national average, while Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most typical, held by 39.9% of residents.
15.4% ▲ +65.8%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 Sorell, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (16.2%) and engineering (13.8%), followed by society and culture at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sorell has three government schools with a total of 1,461 enrolments. These schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, though there are fewer schools per child than in most typical locations.
3
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.03
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,461
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
487
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
949
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sorell
3 schools — 1,461 students, average ICSEA 949.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Sorell School, Sorell | Government | Combined | — | 792 | 924 |
| Dodges Ferry Primary School, Dodges Ferry | Government | Primary | — | 533 | 981 |
| Dunalley Primary School, Dunalley | Government | Primary | — | 136 | 970 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA64810/sorell/topic/education