29.0% ▲ +54.4%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ravenswood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Ravenswood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of residents in Ravenswood have finished their schooling, with Year 12 completion rates rising 10 points since 2011. Despite this trend, the area still has far fewer people with high school or university degrees than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. Most people in the area reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling, at 35.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ravenswood, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Very few adults hold a university degree, with just 5.5% having a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though the proportion has risen slightly since 2011.
5.5% ▲ +116.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Ravenswood, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in society and culture at 17%, followed by management and commerce at 13.6% and engineering at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government schools, which is smaller than most similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is higher than most. These schools are typically quite small, with an average of 186 students.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.45
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 51% 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).
371
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
186
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
858
Lower than 96% 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 Ravenswood
19 schools — 7,776 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Ravenswood Heights Primary School, Ravenswood | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 264 | 829 |
| Northern Support School, Ravenswood | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 107 | 931 |
| Waverley Primary School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 122 | 870 |
| Newstead College, Newstead | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 422 | 947 |
| Newstead Christian School, Newstead | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 93 | 1,080 |
| The Launceston Preparatory School, Launceston | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 112 | 1,143 |
| Scotch Oakburn College, Newstead | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,164 | 1,119 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic School, Newstead | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 315 | 1,033 |
| East Launceston Primary School, East Launceston | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 501 | 1,046 |
| Launceston Big Picture School, Invermay | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 95 | 1,000 |
| Queechy High School, Norwood | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 575 | 949 |
| St Finn Barr's Catholic Primary School, Invermay | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 282 | 984 |
| Punchbowl Primary School, Newstead | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 317 | 1,029 |
| Invermay Primary School, Invermay | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 295 | 925 |
| Mowbray Heights Primary School, Mowbray | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 494 | 925 |
| Launceston Church Grammar School, Mowbray | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 723 | 1,094 |
| John Calvin School, Launceston | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 112 | 1,051 |
| Launceston College, Launceston | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,368 | 986 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 415 | 1,002 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ravenswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011045/ravenswood/topic/education