56.0% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.4%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bruny Island - Kettering · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bruny Island - Kettering
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Bruny Island - Kettering, where 28.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Tasmanian figure. The area has seen a steady rise in education levels, with more people finishing high school and earning degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people have finished high school here than in the rest of the state, with 56% completing Year 12. This is a little below the national figure, but the result has risen by 8.6 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bruny Island - Kettering, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 28.7%, which is a little above the Australian average. These high-level qualifications have grown by 6.1 points since 2011, with bachelor degrees being the most common top qualification at 25.4%.
28.7% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bruny Island - Kettering splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in this area are spread across several fields, with engineering and related studies being the most common at 14.1%, followed by society and culture at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government schools with a total of 392 enrolments, which is smaller than about 88% of similar areas. While these schools are much smaller than most, there are 4.19 schools per 1,000 children, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.19
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Lower than 94% 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).
392
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
196
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Lower than 53% 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 Bruny Island - Kettering
3 schools — 482 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Bruny Island District School, Alonnah | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 56 | 992 |
| Woodbridge School, Woodbridge | Government | Combined | 14.7 km | 336 | 1,011 |
| Peregrine, Nicholls Rivulet | Independent | Primary | 19.3 km | 90 | 1,048 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bruny Island - Kettering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603021069/bruny-island-kettering/topic/education