42.9% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ambleside · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ambleside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Ambleside have finished high school compared to most of the country. Only 42.9% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern carries through to higher education, where university degrees are less common than in the rest of Tasmania.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 42.9%, which is well below the Tasmanian average. Many residents finished their schooling earlier, with 36.3% listing Year 10 as their highest level of education.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ambleside, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 15.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while trade certificates are more frequent, making up 46.7% of top qualifications.
15.6% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Ambleside, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce (18.8%) and engineering (17.1%). Other common fields include society and culture, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are nine schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. Most are government-run primary schools, though they have a much lower average advantage score than most areas.
9
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality 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).
315
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ambleside
9 schools — 2,834 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3
| Miandetta Primary School, Miandetta | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 322 | 950 |
| Reece High School, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 520 | 921 |
| Spreyton Primary School, Spreyton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 304 | 946 |
| East Devonport Primary School, East Devonport | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 198 | 834 |
| Devonport Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 240 | 914 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Devonport | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 385 | 1,014 |
| Indie School - Devonport, Devonport | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 312 | 906 |
| Devonport High School, Devonport | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 342 | 939 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Devonport | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 211 | 912 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ambleside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60013/ambleside/topic/education