26.2% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Christmas Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Christmas Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has remained low in Christmas Hills, where only 26.2% of people have finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Most residents leave school before the final year, and very few hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 26.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 47.1% seen across Tasmania. The most common highest level of schooling is Year 10, reached by 29% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →Christmas Hills splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 11 at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with just 2.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 18.6% and diplomas at 17.1%.
2.7% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Christmas Hills splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (42%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (39%), with Bachelor degree at 10%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 15.7%, followed by health at 10% and society and culture at 8.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a common trait for about 59% of similar locations.
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Christmas Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60111/christmas-hills/topic/education