40.3% ▲ +35.7%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Summerhill - Prospect · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Summerhill - Prospect
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Summerhill - Prospect than in the rest of the country. While the number of residents completing Year 12 has risen 11 points since 2011, it remains well below the Tasmanian average at 40.3%. This trend of lower educational attainment continues into adulthood, with fewer residents holding university degrees compared to state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.3% of people here have completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 34.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Summerhill - Prospect, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.3% of the population, a figure well below Tasmania's 21.9%. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV, at 40.7%.
14.3% ▲ +70.6%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 Summerhill - Prospect, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 17.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.1%. Society and culture and health are also common areas of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools with a total of 2,649 enrolments, and the average school size is much higher than most similar areas. Two-thirds of these schools are government-run and provide secondary education.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.45
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 57% 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).
2,649
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
883
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Lower than 59% 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 Summerhill - Prospect
16 schools — 9,234 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Prospect High School, Prospect | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 572 | 958 |
| St Patrick's College, Prospect Vale | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,522 | 1,020 |
| Summerdale Primary School, Summerhill | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 555 | 969 |
| Kings Meadows High School, Kings Meadows | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 567 | 963 |
| Youngtown Primary School, Youngtown | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 328 | 958 |
| Glen Dhu Primary School, South Launceston | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 341 | 1,007 |
| West Launceston Primary School, West Launceston | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 375 | 1,036 |
| John Calvin School, Launceston | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 112 | 1,051 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 415 | 1,002 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Launceston | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 390 | 1,038 |
| Punchbowl Primary School, Newstead | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 317 | 1,029 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic School, Newstead | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 315 | 1,033 |
| Launceston College, Launceston | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,368 | 986 |
| Scotch Oakburn College, Newstead | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,164 | 1,119 |
| East Launceston Primary School, East Launceston | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 501 | 1,046 |
| Trevallyn Primary School, Trevallyn | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 392 | 1,045 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Summerhill - Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011048/summerhill-prospect/topic/education