32.9% ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cressy · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cressy
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low levels of formal schooling define Cressy, where only 32.9% of people finished Year 12. This is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national average of 58.8%. Most residents have not pursued higher education, with only 10.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical person in Cressy has finished Year 10, with 38.8% of residents reaching that level. Far fewer people completed Year 12 compared to most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cressy, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (36%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificates are the most common qualification here, held by 43.6% of people. The number of adults with a bachelor degree is far below the national figure.
10.3% ▲ +40.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Cressy, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are often linked to the land, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common field of study at 15%, followed by Engineering at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km of the town, both of which are government-run. The average school advantage score is much lower than most similar areas.
4.39
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
237
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cressy
2 schools — 474 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Cressy District High School, Cressy | Government | Combined | 11.0 km | 415 | 936 |
| Bracknell Primary School, Bracknell | Government | Primary | 20.0 km | 59 | 950 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cressy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60139/cressy/topic/education