39.5% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
King Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in King Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 39.5% of residents in King Island have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While schooling levels have risen since 2011, the area still sees much lower rates of high school and university completion than most other parts of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people have finished Year 12 here than in most areas, sitting well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. Since 2011, this has improved by 7.8 percentage points to reach 39.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In King Island, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon, with only 13.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average and represents a much lower rate than most similar areas.
13.0% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 King Island, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 17.5%, followed by management and commerce at 12.6% and education at 9.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The island has just one government school, which is among the smallest in the country with 170 enrolments. This single school is much smaller than those in most other areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.76
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 98% 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).
170
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
170
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 81% 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 King Island
1 school — 170 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| King Island District High School, Currie | Government | Combined | 13.2 km | 170 | 950 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in King Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031093/king-island/topic/education