25.6% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Broadmeadows · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Broadmeadows
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Broadmeadows (Tas.) have finished high school or university compared to similar areas. Only about a quarter of residents have completed Year 12, and no adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree. This makes it one of the lowest-qualified places in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 25.6% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the 47.1% in Tasmania and the 58.8% national figure. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 27.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Broadmeadows splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 11 at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure far below the Tasmanian average of 21.9%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32% of residents.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Broadmeadows, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 73%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and management and commerce, each accounting for 12% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km of the area, which is more than about 73% of similar places. These include a mix of government, Catholic, and independent options, though the average school size is lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
221
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
870
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Broadmeadows
4 schools — 883 students, average ICSEA 870.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Smithton Primary School, Smithton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 210 | 847 |
| Circular Head Christian School, Smithton | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 265 | 903 |
| Smithton High School, Smithton | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 283 | 849 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic School, Smithton | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 125 | 889 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Broadmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60078/broadmeadows/topic/education