64.0% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 11% more residents in Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay have finished Year 12 since 2011. This is a highly educated area where 35.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure well above both the Tasmanian and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the state average, with 64% of people finishing Year 12. This is 17 points higher than the Tasmanian figure and has risen steadily by 11 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than most areas at 35.9%. This has increased by 12 points since 2011, leaving the area well above the national average.
35.9% ▲ +49.5%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 35.9%
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 Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19%, followed by society and culture at 13.6% and health at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a higher advantage score than most areas, though the two primary government schools are smaller than those in 76% of similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.07
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Lower than 75% 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).
648
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
324
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,063
Higher than 70% 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 Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay
10 schools — 4,544 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Illawarra Primary School, Blackmans Bay | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 391 | 1,082 |
| Blackmans Bay Primary School, Blackmans Bay | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 257 | 1,035 |
| Tarremah Steiner School, Huntingfield | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 247 | 1,128 |
| Southern Christian College, Kingston | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 312 | 1,059 |
| St Aloysius Catholic College, Huntingfield | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,120 | 1,018 |
| Channel Christian School, Margate | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 150 | 1,092 |
| Calvin Christian School, Kingston | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 788 | 1,088 |
| Kingston Primary School, Kingston | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 338 | 1,002 |
| Margate Primary School, Margate | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 364 | 1,014 |
| Kingston High School, Kingston | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 577 | 1,000 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601041023/kingston-beach-blackmans-bay/topic/education