31.1% ▲ +47.4%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bridgewater - Gagebrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bridgewater - Gagebrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 31.1% of residents in Bridgewater - Gagebrook have completed Year 12, a figure far below the Tasmanian and national averages. While school completion has risen by 10 points since 2011, the area still sees much lower levels of formal higher education than most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, though it has risen since 2011. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10, at 32.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Bridgewater - Gagebrook splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 5.4% of the population, which is far below the state and national levels. Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification, held by 38.5% of residents.
5.4% ▲ +176.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Bridgewater - Gagebrook, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are society and culture at 15.8%, followed by management and commerce at 12.7% and engineering at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bridgewater - Gagebrook has six schools, which is more than about 80% of similar areas, and a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most. However, the average school size is much lower than most areas, and the average school advantage score is among the lowest.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.85
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,246
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
208
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
827
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bridgewater - Gagebrook
9 schools — 2,678 students, average ICSEA 906.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Northern Christian School, Bridgewater | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 149 | 952 |
| JRLF - Senior School, Bridgewater | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 315 | 800 |
| St Paul's Catholic School, Bridgewater | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 178 | 895 |
| JRLF - East Derwent Primary School, Bridgewater | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 337 | 800 |
| Brighton High School, Brighton | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 133 | 921 |
| JRLF - Herdsmans Cove Primary School, Herdsmans Cove | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 144 | 772 |
| St Virgil's College, Austins Ferry | Catholic | Combined | 7.0 km | 792 | 1,024 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 507 | 910 |
| JRLF - Gagebrook Primary School, Gagebrook | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 123 | 787 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bridgewater - Gagebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601011001/bridgewater-gagebrook/topic/education