40.6% ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Parklands - Camdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Parklands - Camdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school and university in Parklands - Camdale since 2011, though levels remain low. While 40.6% of residents have now completed Year 12, this figure is still far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 10 points since 2011 to reach 40.6%, but this is still well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. Roughly 31.5% of residents finished Year 10, while 12.7% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Parklands - Camdale, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.5% of the area, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This qualification level has risen 4.5 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.8%.
16.5% ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
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 Parklands - Camdale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with health (15.2%), management and commerce (14.7%), and engineering (14.2%) being the most common choices.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 6 schools and 2,933 enrolments, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. There are 4.68 schools per 1,000 children, and the schools are split evenly between primary and secondary types.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.68
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 66% 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).
2,933
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
489
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 67% 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 Parklands - Camdale
13 schools — 4,582 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Hellyer College, Shorewell Park | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 656 | 938 |
| Burnie High School, Cooee | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 502 | 951 |
| Cooee Primary School, Cooee | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 174 | 984 |
| Burnie Primary School, Park Grove | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 330 | 984 |
| Stella Maris Catholic School, Burnie | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 382 | 1,024 |
| Marist Regional College, Burnie | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 889 | 1,006 |
| North West Support School, Acton | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 132 | 938 |
| Montello Primary School, Montello | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 270 | 885 |
| Romaine Park Primary School, Romaine | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 331 | 873 |
| Parklands High School, Romaine | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 408 | 885 |
| Somerset Primary School, Somerset | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 370 | 926 |
| Australian Christian College - Burnie, Somerset | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 28 | 979 |
| Havenview Primary School, Havenview | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 110 | 866 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Parklands - Camdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011078/parklands-camdale/topic/education