39.7% ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Turners Beach - Forth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Turners Beach - Forth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of residents in Turners Beach - Forth have pursued further study, though school completion remains low. Only 39.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. However, the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has climbed to 20.1% since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to most areas, with Year 12 completion at 39.7%. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%, though it has risen by 9.3 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Turners Beach - Forth splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About one in five adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure a little below the Tasmanian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.7% of residents.
20.1% ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 Turners Beach - Forth, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering (15.3%) and Management and commerce (15.0%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one small government primary school with 213 enrolments, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.75
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Lower than 79% 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).
213
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
213
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 54% 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 Turners Beach - Forth
9 schools — 3,482 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3
| Forth Primary School, Forth | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 213 | 1,025 |
| Devonport Christian School, Don | Independent | Primary | 6.9 km | 377 | 1,009 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 211 | 912 |
| Nixon Street Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 320 | 921 |
| Don College, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 8.6 km | 672 | 959 |
| Leighland Christian School, Ulverstone | Independent | Secondary | 9.2 km | 636 | 1,011 |
| St Brendan-Shaw College, Devonport | Catholic | Secondary | 9.2 km | 566 | 1,014 |
| East Ulverstone Primary School, Ulverstone | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 241 | 945 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Ulverstone | Catholic | Primary | 9.4 km | 246 | 1,003 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Turners Beach - Forth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021092/turners-beach-forth/topic/education