40.1% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Geeveston - Dover · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Geeveston - Dover
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 40.1% of adults in Geeveston - Dover have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While more people have finished school than they did ten years ago, the area still sees much lower rates of higher education compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the Tasmanian figure, though it rose by 9.1 percentage points since 2011. Currently, 30% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, and 12.1% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Geeveston - Dover, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 15.7% of adults, which is far below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.9% of the population.
15.7% ▲ +50.9%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Geeveston - Dover, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related subjects at 14.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 schools serving 334 students, and this is much higher than most areas when measured per 1,000 children. These schools are typically smaller than those in 91% of similar areas and have some of the lowest advantage scores.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.83
Higher than 86% 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).
334
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
111
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
910
Lower than 89% 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 Geeveston - Dover
3 schools — 334 students, average ICSEA 910.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Dover District School, Dover | Government | Combined | 6.3 km | 144 | 863 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Geeveston | Catholic | Primary | 17.9 km | 149 | 954 |
| Geeveston Primary School, Geeveston | Government | Primary | 18.3 km | 41 | 916 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Geeveston - Dover [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603021071/geeveston-dover/topic/education