39.8% ▲ +53.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chigwell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chigwell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Chigwell have completed high school or university compared to other parts of the country. Only 39.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This means a higher proportion of the local adult population relies on trade certificates or shorter schooling for their qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are well below the Tasmanian average, with only 39.8% of people finishing school. This is much lower than most other areas, while 31.4% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chigwell, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, as only 11% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though trade qualifications are more frequent, with 43.5% holding a Certificate III or IV.
11.0% ▲ +269.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Chigwell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19%, followed by society and culture at 13.4% and engineering at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than in most areas, with an average size of 425 students. While there are 11 schools within 3km, the average school advantage score is lower than most other areas.
2.27
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
425
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chigwell
11 schools — 4,672 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| St Francis Flexible Learning Centre, Chigwell | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 172 | 866 |
| Claremont College, Claremont | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 467 | 907 |
| Windermere Primary School, Claremont | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 452 | 902 |
| Holy Rosary Catholic School, Claremont | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 374 | 977 |
| Austins Ferry Primary School, Claremont | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 416 | 894 |
| Rosetta Primary School, Rosetta | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 309 | 965 |
| OneSchool Global - Hobart Campus, Claremont | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 92 | 970 |
| Montrose Bay High School, Rosetta | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 498 | 903 |
| Glenorchy Primary School, Glenorchy | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 261 | 896 |
| St Virgil's College, Austins Ferry | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 792 | 1,024 |
| Guilford Young College, Glenorchy | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 839 | 1,020 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chigwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60110/chigwell/topic/education