37.9% ▲ +37.0%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7320, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7320, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in postcode 7320 than in most other areas, though the number of graduates has climbed 10 percentage points since 2011. While high school completion remains well below the state and national figures, there is a diverse mix of trade and university qualifications across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. Roughly a third of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 12.8% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 7320, TAS, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.4% of the population, which is well below the Tasmania average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.4% of residents.
13.4% ▲ +48.1%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 7320, TAS, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies (15.7%) and Management and commerce (15.1%) being the most frequent.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 11 schools within 3km, with enrolments totalling 4,184 students. Most children attend government schools (81.8%), and the typical school here is larger than those in most similar areas.
3.50
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 87% 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).
4,184
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
380
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 7320, TAS
11 schools — 4,184 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Romaine Park Primary School, Romaine | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 331 | 873 |
| Parklands High School, Romaine | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 408 | 885 |
| North West Support School, Acton | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 132 | 938 |
| Havenview Primary School, Havenview | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 110 | 866 |
| Montello Primary School, Montello | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 270 | 885 |
| Hellyer College, Shorewell Park | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 656 | 938 |
| Burnie Primary School, Park Grove | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 330 | 984 |
| Stella Maris Catholic School, Burnie | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 382 | 1,024 |
| Marist Regional College, Burnie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 889 | 1,006 |
| Burnie High School, Cooee | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 502 | 951 |
| Cooee Primary School, Cooee | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 174 | 984 |
Sources
More for 7320, TAS
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7320, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7320/7320-tas/topic/education