30.6% ▲ +30.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barrington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barrington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Schooling and qualification levels in Barrington have remained relatively stable over the last decade, though they stay well below national figures. Only 30.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. This creates a distinct profile where many adults hold practical certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Tasmanian rate of 47.1%, with 30.6% of people finishing school. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 36.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barrington, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 13.0% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the state figure. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.5% of residents.
13.0% ▲ +64.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 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 Barrington, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 18.5%. Health follows at 14.3%, and Education at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government-run combined school within 3km of the area. This school has an average size of 365 students, but its average advantage score is much lower than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
365
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barrington
1 school — 365 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Sheffield School, Sheffield | Government | Combined | 6.7 km | 365 | 921 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60032/barrington/topic/education