40.7% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Prospect Vale - Blackstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Prospect Vale - Blackstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 40.7% of residents in Prospect Vale - Blackstone finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011, the area still has lower qualification levels than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 8.6 points since 2011 to reach 40.7%, though this remains well below the Tasmanian average. About 35.9% of people had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Prospect Vale - Blackstone, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.1% of the population, a figure far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.3% of residents.
16.1% ▲ +52.2%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 Prospect Vale - Blackstone, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.7% and health at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3 km, which is fewer than about 81% of similar areas.
8
Lower than 82% 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).
Schools serving Prospect Vale - Blackstone
8 schools — 4,652 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 3
| St Patrick's College, Prospect Vale | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,522 | 1,020 |
| Summerdale Primary School, Summerhill | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 555 | 969 |
| Prospect High School, Prospect | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 572 | 958 |
| West Launceston Primary School, West Launceston | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 375 | 1,036 |
| Glen Dhu Primary School, South Launceston | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 341 | 1,007 |
| Trevallyn Primary School, Trevallyn | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 392 | 1,045 |
| Kings Meadows High School, Kings Meadows | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 567 | 963 |
| Youngtown Primary School, Youngtown | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 328 | 958 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Prospect Vale - Blackstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011044/prospect-vale-blackstone/topic/education