34.7% ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7306, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7306, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 24 percentage points separates postcode 7306 from the national average for Year 12 completion. Only 34.7% of residents finished high school, though this is an improvement from 26.2% in 2011. The area also has far fewer people with university degrees than the state or national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Tasmanian and national rates, though it rose 8.5 points since 2011. The most common highest year of schooling reached is Year 10, at 35.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →7306, TAS splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 13.5%, which is well below the state figure and far below the national average. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 36.4% of residents.
13.5% ▲ +58.2%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 7306, TAS, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related fields at 16.5%, followed by management and commerce at 13.6% and health at 10.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school within 3km, which is a government combined school. The area has a much lower number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, and its average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
1.68
Lower than 77% 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).
365
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
365
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 7306, TAS
1 school — 365 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Sheffield School, Sheffield | Government | Combined | 29.7 km | 365 | 921 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7306, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7306/7306-tas/topic/education