47.5% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barretta · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barretta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of university-educated adults live in Barretta, where 31.1% hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure. While university degrees are common, Year 12 completion rates are far below the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 47.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is similar to the Tasmanian average but much lower than the 58.8% seen across Australia. Many others stopped at Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barretta, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 31.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the figures for both Tasmania and Australia. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most frequent, held by 39.1% of residents.
31.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 31.1%
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 Barretta, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are diverse, with Engineering and Architecture both accounting for 15.2% of degrees, followed by Natural and Physical Sciences at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,025, which is higher than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
279
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barretta
3 schools — 837 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3
| Margate Primary School, Margate | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 364 | 1,014 |
| Channel Christian School, Margate | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 150 | 1,092 |
| Snug Primary School, Snug | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 323 | 1,005 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barretta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60031/barretta/topic/education