32.5% ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Southern Midlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Southern Midlands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Southern Midlands than in most other areas, with only 32.5% completing Year 12. This is much lower than the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national average of 58.8%. While these rates are low, the proportion of people finishing school has risen by 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 35.5% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 13.2% finished Year 9 or below. This puts the area among the lowest for Year 12 completion across similar regions.
Highest year of school
View on map →Southern Midlands splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though the number of people with degrees has risen slightly since 2011.
9.1% ▲ +54.1%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Southern Midlands, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications for those with degrees are in engineering and related fields at 15.1%, followed by society and culture at 12.0% and management and commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four government schools, which is more than about 59% of similar areas, though they are much smaller on average than those elsewhere. There are 3.5 schools per 1,000 children, a figure much higher than most areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.50
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Lower than 88% 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).
616
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
154
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
903
Lower than 90% 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 Southern Midlands
6 schools — 1,256 students, average ICSEA 908.
By sector: Government 6
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Oatlands District High School, Oatlands | Government | Combined | 13.9 km | 198 | 914 |
| Kempton Primary School, Kempton | Government | Primary | 23.1 km | 47 | 932 |
| Campania District School, Campania | Government | Combined | 27.8 km | 202 | 900 |
| Bagdad Primary School, Bagdad | Government | Primary | 28.9 km | 169 | 884 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 34.6 km | 507 | 910 |
| Brighton High School, Brighton | Government | Secondary | 35.5 km | 133 | 921 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Southern Midlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603011067/southern-midlands/topic/education