34.0% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7325, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7325, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 7325 have completed high school than they did in 2011, with the rate rising by 8.1 percentage points. While these trends are improving, the area still sees far fewer residents finishing Year 12 compared to the state and national figures. University degrees are also becoming more common, though they remain less frequent than in most other parts of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Year 10 is the most common final year of school for those in the area, reached by 35.8% of people.
Highest year of school
View on map →7325, TAS splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 13.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the Tasmanian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.4% of the population.
13.2% ▲ +44.9%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 7325, TAS, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related subjects at 17.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.4% and Society and culture at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 818 school enrolments across the area, with government schools making up 75% of the sector. The average school advantage score is 930, which is much lower than most areas.
2.53
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher 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).
818
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
205
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
930
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 7325, TAS
4 schools — 818 students, average ICSEA 930.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Yolla District School, Yolla | Government | Combined | 9.4 km | 110 | 880 |
| Wynyard High School, Wynyard | Government | Secondary | 16.0 km | 222 | 922 |
| Table Cape Primary School, Wynyard | Government | Primary | 16.2 km | 299 | 921 |
| St Brigid's Catholic School, Wynyard | Catholic | Primary | 16.3 km | 187 | 983 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7325, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7325/7325-tas/topic/education