39.7% ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Currie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Currie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Currie have remained largely steady since 2011, though they sit well below state and national benchmarks. Only 39.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower formal schooling is mirrored in the number of university degrees held by adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here have finished high school compared to most other areas. Only 39.7% completed Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian rate of 47.1% and far below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Currie, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the country, with 12.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 37%.
12.6% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
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 Currie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 20.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 11% and Education at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though these schools are smaller and have lower advantage scores than most other areas. The local school is a government-run combined facility.
8.13
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
170
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Currie
1 school — 170 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| King Island District High School, Currie | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 170 | 950 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Currie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60142/currie/topic/education