38.6% ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Deloraine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Deloraine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Deloraine have finished high school or university than in the rest of Australia. While the proportion of residents with a bachelor's degree or higher has risen to 14.5%, the town still sits well below the Tasmanian and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.6% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. This is an improvement for the area, as the rate rose by 8.8 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Deloraine, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical highest qualification held here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.1% of residents. This supports the trend of lower university attainment, with the local share of bachelor degrees being well below the Tasmanian average.
14.5% ▲ +54.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 Deloraine, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in the area most commonly studied engineering and related fields at 13.4%, followed by society and culture at 12.7% and management and commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Deloraine has five schools, providing a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. However, these schools are typically much smaller and have much lower advantage scores than those in similar regions.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.38
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Lower than 90% 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).
710
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
142
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
945
Lower than 83% 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 Deloraine
5 schools — 710 students, average ICSEA 945.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Mole Creek Primary School, Mole Creek | Government | Primary | 10.4 km | 67 | 950 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School, Deloraine | Catholic | Primary | 26.6 km | 73 | 987 |
| Giant Steps Tasmania, Deloraine | Independent | Combined | 26.9 km | 50 | 942 |
| Deloraine High School, Deloraine | Government | Secondary | 27.1 km | 235 | 932 |
| Deloraine Primary School, Deloraine | Government | Primary | 27.3 km | 285 | 945 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Deloraine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602021054/deloraine/topic/education