42.0% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 70% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South East · Region (SA4)
Education & Qualifications in South East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in South East compared to most similar areas. While 42% of residents have completed Year 12, this is well below the state and national figures, though the rate has risen by 9.4 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. About 30% of the population stopped at Year 10, while 11% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South East, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are less common here than across Tasmania, with 17.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the national figure, although the number of people with these qualifications rose 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
17.2% ▲ +51.9%
Lower than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 South East, 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.
The most common fields of study for residents are engineering and related subjects at 13.9%, followed by management and commerce at 12.9% and society and culture at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
South East has 24 schools, which is among the smallest number for its level, yet it has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and they tend to be among the smallest in the country.
24
Lower than 96% of region (sa4) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.73
Higher than 79% of region (sa4) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3,519
Lower than 98% of region (sa4) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
147
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 90% of region (sa4) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South East
24 schools — 3,519 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 9 · Secondary 1
| Woodbridge School, Woodbridge | Government | Combined | — | 336 | 1,011 |
| Huonville High School, Huonville | Government | Secondary | — | 281 | 901 |
| Huonville Primary School, Huonville | Government | Primary | — | 270 | 909 |
| St James Catholic College, Cygnet | Catholic | Combined | — | 218 | 889 |
| Glenora District School, Glenora | Government | Combined | — | 203 | 890 |
| Campania District School, Campania | Government | Combined | — | 202 | 900 |
| Oatlands District High School, Oatlands | Government | Combined | — | 198 | 914 |
| Cygnet Primary School, Cygnet | Government | Primary | — | 190 | 968 |
| Bagdad Primary School, Bagdad | Government | Primary | — | 169 | 884 |
| Franklin Primary School, Franklin | Government | Primary | — | 154 | 956 |
| Tasman District School, Nubeena | Government | Combined | — | 152 | 930 |
| Triabunna District School, Triabunna | Government | Combined | — | 151 | 883 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Geeveston | Catholic | Primary | — | 149 | 954 |
| Dover District School, Dover | Government | Combined | — | 144 | 863 |
| Glen Huon Primary School, Glen Huon | Government | Primary | — | 115 | 1,000 |
| Bicheno Primary School, Bicheno | Government | Primary | — | 102 | 1,029 |
| Peregrine, Nicholls Rivulet | Independent | Primary | — | 90 | 1,048 |
| Bothwell District High School, Bothwell | Government | Combined | — | 78 | 893 |
| Orford Primary School, Orford | Government | Primary | — | 66 | 918 |
| Bruny Island District School, Alonnah | Government | Primary | — | 56 | 992 |
| Westerway Primary School, Westerway | Government | Primary | — | 54 | 891 |
| Swansea Primary School, Swansea | Government | Primary | — | 53 | 988 |
| Kempton Primary School, Kempton | Government | Primary | — | 47 | 932 |
| Geeveston Primary School, Geeveston | Government | Primary | — | 41 | 916 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/603/south-east/topic/education