28.0% ▲ +142.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cape Barren Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cape Barren Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents have reached higher levels of schooling on Cape Barren Island, with only 28% completing Year 12. This is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national average of 58.8%. Education levels across the island are generally much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are very low here, as only 28% of people finished Year 12. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, which applies to 36% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cape Barren Island, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare on the island, where only 6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, though 20% of residents have earned a Certificate III or IV.
6.0% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Cape Barren Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 43%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Management and Commerce and Society and Culture, each accounting for 25% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The island has one government school that serves as a combined primary and secondary site. This school is very small, with an average size of 10 students, and its advantage score is among the lowest for similar schools.
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).
10
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
703
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cape Barren Island
1 school — 10 students, average ICSEA 703.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Cape Barren Island School, Cape Barren Island | Government | Combined | 11.7 km | 10 | 703 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cape Barren Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60095/cape-barren-island/topic/education