39.5% ▲ +24.2%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7256, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7256, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in postcode 7256 than in most other areas. Only 39.5% of residents 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 by 7.7 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the Tasmania average, though it has trended upwards over the last decade. Currently, 39.5% of people finished Year 12, while 31% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 7256, TAS, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13% of the population, which is far below the national figure. This is lower than most areas, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
13.0% ▲ +24.2%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 7256, TAS, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 17.5%, followed by management and commerce at 12.6% and education at 9.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
All local schooling is provided by a single government combined school. This school is smaller than about 71% of similar areas and has an average advantage score that is lower than most areas.
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).
170
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
170
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 7256, TAS
1 school — 170 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| King Island District High School, Currie | Government | Combined | 13.2 km | 170 | 950 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7256, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7256/7256-tas/topic/education