39.5% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tasman · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Tasman
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 19 percentage points separates Tasman from the national figure for Year 12 completion. While more people in the area have finished high school than they did in 2011, the region still trails well behind both Tasmania and Australia in formal education levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. This result is around the middle for similar areas, though it has risen 8.2 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tasman, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure. This is a growing trend, with the proportion rising 6.8 points since 2011.
17.0% ▲ +66.4%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 Tasman, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 13.6%, followed by society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government school with 152 enrolments. This school is smaller than most in similar areas and has a lower advantage score than most.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.70
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
152
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
152
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
930
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tasman
1 school — 152 students, average ICSEA 930.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Tasman District School, Nubeena | Government | Combined | — | 152 | 930 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tasman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA65210/tasman/topic/education