36.6% ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Devonport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Devonport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Devonport compared to the rest of the country. Only 36.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While this gap is wide, the number of people finishing school has risen by 8.9 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 36.6%, a figure far below both the state and national averages. This is a low rate among similar areas, though it is improving, with 34.3% of people having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Devonport splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.8% of residents.
13.6% ▲ +54.7%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
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 Devonport, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.6%, followed by society and culture at 14.3% and engineering at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Devonport has 9 schools, which is among the highest number for areas of this size. However, the average school advantage score is 952, which is much lower than most other areas.
9
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.79
Higher than 77% 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).
3,568
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
396
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 80% 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 Devonport
13 schools — 4,769 students, average ICSEA 951.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 5
| Devonport High School, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 342 | 939 |
| Nixon Street Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 320 | 921 |
| St Brendan-Shaw College, Devonport | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 566 | 1,014 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Devonport | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 385 | 1,014 |
| Devonport Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 240 | 914 |
| Don College, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 672 | 959 |
| Indie School - Devonport, Devonport | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 312 | 906 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 211 | 912 |
| Reece High School, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 520 | 921 |
| Devonport Christian School, Don | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 377 | 1,009 |
| Miandetta Primary School, Miandetta | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 322 | 950 |
| East Devonport Primary School, East Devonport | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 198 | 834 |
| Spreyton Primary School, Spreyton | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 304 | 946 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021085/devonport/topic/education