45.6% ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7277, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7277, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in postcode 7277 hold university degrees than in most similar areas. This is a place where educational attainment is climbing, with the share of people finishing Year 12 jumping 10 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 45.6% of people finished Year 12, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. Roughly 31.6% of residents had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 7277, TAS, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 20.4% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This has risen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011, though it remains well below the national figure.
20.4% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 7277, TAS, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 16.7%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 16.2%. Health, Education, and Society and culture also make up significant shares of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are smaller than about 74% of similar areas, with an average size of 144 students. There is only one primary school in the area, which is run by the government.
0.85
Lower than 97% 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).
144
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
144
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 7277, TAS
1 school — 144 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Legana Primary School, Legana | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 144 | 1,002 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7277, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7277/7277-tas/topic/education