32.2% ▲ +29.0%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7307, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7307, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Year 10 is the most common final school year reached for residents in postcode 7307. This area has much lower rates of school and university completion than most other places, though the percentage of people finishing Year 12 has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.2% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most areas, despite the rate rising 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 7307, TAS, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13% of the population, which is well below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.3% of residents.
13.0% ▲ +42.8%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 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 7307, TAS, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 16.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 7 schools within 3 km and total enrolments of 1,802. Most of these are government primary schools, which make up 71.4% of the local school sector.
3.80
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
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).
1,802
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
257
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
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 7307, TAS
7 schools — 1,802 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Sassafras Primary School, Sassafras | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 33 | 876 |
| Port Sorell Primary School, Port Sorell | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 279 | 994 |
| Andrews Creek Primary School, Wesley Vale | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 176 | 972 |
| Geneva Christian College, Latrobe | Independent | Combined | 8.4 km | 297 | 1,011 |
| Latrobe High School, Latrobe | Government | Secondary | 9.5 km | 555 | 956 |
| St Patrick's Catholic School, Latrobe | Catholic | Primary | 10.1 km | 158 | 975 |
| Latrobe Primary School, Latrobe | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 304 | 931 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7307, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7307/7307-tas/topic/education