40.7% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7212, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7212, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in postcode 7212 than in most other areas, though the number of graduates has risen since 2011. Only 40.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower formal schooling is mirrored in the number of university degrees held by adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the Tasmanian average at 40.7%, though this is 6.6 percentage points higher than it was in 2011. For many residents, the highest year of school finished was Year 10, which applies to 33.7% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 7212, TAS, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.5% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.6% of people.
17.5% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 7212, TAS, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are engineering and related topics at 14.4%, followed by management and commerce at 13.1%. Health and society and culture also feature prominently as top fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
All schooling in the area is provided by the government sector through primary schools. These schools are smaller than those in about 79% of similar areas, with a typical size of 101 enrolments.
3.76
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
101
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
101
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 7212, TAS
1 school — 101 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Evandale Primary School, Evandale | Government | Primary | 19.5 km | 101 | 979 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7212, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7212/7212-tas/topic/education