51.1% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cygnet · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Cygnet
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 12 percentage points of residents have improved their schooling or university levels since 2011, making Cygnet a place of growing education. While university degrees are now common, the area still trails the national average for Year 12 completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.1% of people finished Year 12, which is well above the Tasmanian figure but well below the national average. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 39.6% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cygnet, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are becoming more common, with 25.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average and represents a rise of 8.4 percentage points since 2011.
25.2% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Cygnet splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 13.1%, followed by management and commerce at 12.1% and engineering at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cygnet has 3 schools serving 498 students, which is a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas. These schools are generally much smaller than average and have a much lower advantage score than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.84
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Lower than 92% 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).
498
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
166
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 82% 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 Cygnet
4 schools — 652 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| St James Catholic College, Cygnet | Catholic | Combined | 3.8 km | 218 | 889 |
| Cygnet Primary School, Cygnet | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 190 | 968 |
| Peregrine, Nicholls Rivulet | Independent | Primary | 6.5 km | 90 | 1,048 |
| Franklin Primary School, Franklin | Government | Primary | 13.7 km | 154 | 956 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cygnet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603021070/cygnet/topic/education