43.0% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7248, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7248, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults hold university degrees here than in most similar areas, though postcode 7248 still sits well below state and national levels. While the typical school-leaving age remains lower than average, there has been a strong push toward higher education over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. However, this is an improvement for the area, as the rate rose by 9.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 7248, TAS, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 18.3% since 2011, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Tasmanian average of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.8% of residents.
18.3% ▲ +100.4%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 7248, TAS, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Postgraduate degree (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in management and commerce at 17.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9% and society and culture at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 8 schools within 3km, more than about 89% of similar places. Most of these are government schools (62.5%), with enrolments totaling 2,805 students across larger-than-average school sizes.
2.72
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 86% 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).
2,805
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
351
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 7248, TAS
8 schools — 2,805 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Mowbray Heights Primary School, Mowbray | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 494 | 925 |
| East Tamar Primary School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 336 | 863 |
| Australian Christian College - Launceston, Newnham | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 129 | 1,011 |
| Launceston Church Grammar School, Mowbray | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 723 | 1,094 |
| St Finn Barr's Catholic Primary School, Invermay | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 282 | 984 |
| Brooks High School, Rocherlea | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 451 | 886 |
| Invermay Primary School, Invermay | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 295 | 925 |
| Launceston Big Picture School, Invermay | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 95 | 1,000 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7248, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7248/7248-tas/topic/education