29.4% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Coast · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in West Coast
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in West Coast have finished high school or earned a degree compared to the rest of the country. Only 29.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While these numbers are low, the proportion of people finishing school has risen over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are among the lowest of any similar area, sitting 18 points below the Tasmanian average. The most common highest year of schooling reached here is Year 10, at 34.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Coast, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 9.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian figure. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 40.3%.
9.3% ▲ +44.2%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 West Coast, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study, making up 22% of qualifications. Other common fields include management and commerce at 11.4% and society and culture at 9.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
West Coast has six schools with a total of 458 enrolments. These schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 76 students, and there are far more schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
6
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.90
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
458
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
76
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
902
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Coast
6 schools — 458 students, average ICSEA 902.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2
| Mountain Heights School, Queenstown | Government | Combined | — | 199 | 893 |
| Rosebery District School, Rosebery | Government | Combined | — | 63 | 845 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Queenstown | Catholic | Primary | — | 59 | 902 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Rosebery | Catholic | Primary | — | 47 | 969 |
| Strahan Primary School, Strahan | Government | Primary | — | 47 | 935 |
| Zeehan Primary School, Zeehan | Government | Primary | — | 43 | 919 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA65610/west-coast/topic/education